Twelve weeks, an hour a week.
WEEKS ONE TO TWO
Run an automated checker on your main pages Fix contrast on body text, buttons and footer Check text size is at least sixteen pixels
WEEKS THREE TO FOUR
Do the keyboard test on every page type Restore focus indicators if they were removed Fix anything unreachable by keyboard
WEEKS FIVE TO SIX
Review every form: visible labels, error messages, required field marking
Fix the contact form first
WEEKS SEVEN TO EIGHT
Review images: alt text on meaningful ones, empty on decorative
Replace any text in images with real text
WEEKS NINE TO TEN
Review heading structure on every page type Fix descriptive link text
WEEKS ELEVEN TO TWELVE
Add a skip link Check the page language is declared Write an accessibility statement Test with a screen reader for twenty minutes
WHAT THIS ACHIEVES
Most of the practical benefit, on a small site, in twelve hours.
WHAT TO DO AFTERWARDS
Check after any significant change, and teach content editors the three habits.
