Checking what automation can check.
WHAT THE ACCESSIBILITY TOOLS PROVIDE
Inspecting the accessibility tree, showing what assistive technology sees Contrast checking Automated issue detection
WHAT THE ACCESSIBILITY TREE REVEALS
Names, roles and states of every element.
WHAT TO LOOK FOR
Elements with no accessible name Interactive elements with the wrong role Structure that does not match the visual order
WHAT AUTOMATED CHECKS FIND
Missing names Contrast failures Missing document language Structural problems
WHAT THEY DO NOT FIND
Whether the interface is actually usable Whether the order makes sense Whether announcements are appropriate
WHAT TO DO BEYOND THEM
Navigate the whole interface by keyboard Use a screen reader Increase text size substantially
WHAT THE OTHER AUDITS COVER
Performance Best practices Search readiness
WHAT TO PRIORITISE FROM ANY REPORT
The items affecting real users, not the score.
WHY
Optimising for a score produces changes that improve the number and nothing else.
WHAT TO RUN AUTOMATICALLY
The audits, in a pipeline, with thresholds.
