Free checklists
The lists we work from, free to print.
9 checklists, 240 checks between them, free to print. These are the sequences we work through at the start of an audit. We wrote them out so you can work through them first. Every check says how to tell whether it passed, and names the WCAG rule it comes from, so a line you disagree with can be looked up rather than argued about.
- 35 checks · About 90 minutes for three pagesWebsite accessibilityEverything we check first on a new audit, in the order we check it, written so you can run it yourself.Open the checklist →
- 55 checks · A full pass takes several daysWCAG 2.2 AAThe complete Level A and AA list, translated out of standards language, with the six new 2.2 rules that land at these levels marked.Open the checklist →
- 18 checks · About 20 minutes for a typical documentPDF accessibilityRun this before a document goes on your site. Most of it takes a minute per item, and it catches the eight failures we find most.Open the checklist →
- 21 checks · About 20 minutes on a new template, less on every send afterEmail accessibilityEmail is the one channel you cannot fix after publishing. Once it is sent, it is sent, so the checking has to happen first.Open the checklist →
- 20 checks · About 30 minutes per major screenDesign and UXRoughly half of what we find in audits was decided in the design file. Fixing it there costs minutes. Fixing it in production costs a sprint.Open the checklist →
- 19 checks · The template is a structure, not a taskAudit templateMost audit reports fail their reader, not their standard. Here is the structure that gets findings fixed instead of filed.Open the checklist →
- 31 checks · 20 minutes for a component, an hour for a full pageDeveloper checklistWhat to check before you open the pull request, in the order that finds the most.Open the checklist →
- 21 checks · 5 minutes per page once it is habitContent editor checklistEverything here happens in the CMS. None of it needs a developer.Open the checklist →
- 20 checks · 45 minutes for a critical journeyQA test passA sequence you can repeat every release, and file defects from with confidence.Open the checklist →
These lists say what to look at. They do not say why it matters, and on the awkward checks the why is the part you need. The long-form guides take one subject at a time, and every WCAG 2.2 rule has a page of its own with worked examples.
A checklist tells you what to check. It cannot tell you that you got it right.
Twenty-four of the 55 A and AA rules have no automated test rule at all, and 13 more have only a proposed one. So no scanner turns a ticked list into a page that passes. Our audit tests all 55, adds an expert review, and puts a real blind screen-reader user on your key journeys. $499, report in 5 business days.