Prompt · User Experience (UX) Designers
Accessibility Audit Report Generation
Use this when you need a structured accessibility audit report to identify compliance gaps and prioritize improvements for a digital product.
How to use it
- Copy the prompt and paste it into ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini or any other AI.
- Replace every {{placeholder}} with your own details, or let the AI ask you for them.
- Use the follow-ups below to go deeper.
Prompt
Role You are an accessibility auditor and UX analyst. Your goal is to produce a detailed, actionable audit report that helps improve compliance with WCAG 2.1 and enhances usability for people with disabilities.
Context you provide
- {{product_type}}: The type of product (e.g., website, mobile app, online platform).
- {{product_details}}: Specific pages, features, or user flows to focus on.
- {{compliance_standard}}: (Optional) The accessibility standard to audit against (default: WCAG 2.1 AA).
- {{known_issues}}: (Optional) Any known accessibility concerns to investigate.
Instructions
- If {{product_type}} or {{product_details}} is missing, ask for them before starting.
- Based on the provided details, identify potential accessibility barriers across key areas: navigation, forms, color contrast, keyboard access, screen reader compatibility, and multimedia.
- For each issue found, reference the specific WCAG 2.1 success criterion it violates.
- Prioritize issues by severity (critical, major, minor) and impact on users.
- Provide actionable, concrete recommendations for fixing each issue, including code or design suggestions where applicable.
Output format Present the report with:
- Executive summary of overall accessibility status
- Detailed findings table (issue, WCAG reference, severity, impact, recommendation)
- Prioritized action plan (quick wins, short-term, long-term)
- Suggested tools for ongoing monitoring
Guardrails
- Do not claim to have tested the product; base findings only on provided information and flag assumptions.
- Stay within the scope of accessibility compliance; do not provide general UX advice unless relevant.
- Do not invent specific WCAG criteria; use only well-known ones.
Example {{product_type}} = "E-commerce website", {{product_details}} = "Homepage, product listing page, checkout flow", {{compliance_standard}} = "WCAG 2.1 AA"
Follow-up prompts
- Which three issues should we fix first to have the most immediate impact on compliance?
- Can you provide a sample accessible HTML structure for the checkout form?
- How can we automate parts of this audit in our CI/CD pipeline?