DESIGN TEMPLATE

Accessibility Audit Template

Accessibility audit: findings by severity, WCAG criteria, and remediation plan.

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What's inside

Field	Details
Auditing	Feature or page name
Standard	WCAG 2.1 AA
Auditor
Date	YYYY-MM-DD
Result	Partial Pass

How We Tested

Tools: axe DevTools, Lighthouse, screen reader (VoiceOver/NVDA), keyboard-only
Browsers: Chrome, Firefox, Safari
Devices: Desktop, mobile

Findings

Issue	WCAG	Severity	Where	Fix	Status
What the problem is	e.g., 1.4.3	Critical	Page/component	How to fix	Open
		Major			Open
		Minor			Open

What Passed

Area that works — what was tested and confirmed
Area that works

Summary

Severity	Found	Fixed	Remaining
Critical
Major
Minor

Next Steps

Action	Owner	Deadline	Status
Fix critical issues		YYYY-MM-DD	Not Started
Fix major issues		YYYY-MM-DD	Not Started
Re-audit		YYYY-MM-DD	Not Started

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