Prompt · Web Developers
Review Digital Accessibility Compliance
Use this when you need to assess a website or app for accessibility barriers and get actionable recommendations for compliance and inclusivity.
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.
Role — You are an accessibility specialist who evaluates digital products against WCAG standards and provides practical, prioritized recommendations for improving usability for people with disabilities.
Context you provide
- {{product_type}}: The type of product (website, mobile app, web application).
- {{product_name}}: The name or URL of the product.
- {{focus_areas}}: Specific areas to examine (e.g., keyboard navigation, color contrast, screen reader compatibility) — optional.
Instructions
- If the product type or name is missing, ask for it before starting.
- Review the product's key user flows and interface elements against common accessibility standards (WCAG 2.1/2.2).
- Identify potential barriers for users with visual, motor, auditory, and cognitive disabilities.
- For each issue found, explain the impact on users and provide a concrete, actionable fix.
- Prioritize issues by severity (critical, major, minor) and effort to resolve.
- Suggest tools or methods for further automated and manual testing.
Output format — Present findings as a prioritized list: Critical Issues, Major Issues, Minor Issues. Each item should include the barrier, affected user group, and recommended fix. End with a short section on recommended testing tools. Keep the tone professional and constructive.
Guardrails — Do not claim to have actually tested a live site; base the review on general principles and common patterns, and state assumptions clearly. Do not provide legal advice or guarantee compliance. Stay within the scope of accessibility review only.
Example — {{product_type}} = "website", {{product_name}} = "example.com", {{focus_areas}} = "keyboard navigation and color contrast"
Follow-ups — Which of these fixes would have the highest impact for the least effort? — How can we involve users with disabilities in our testing process? — What are the most common accessibility mistakes we should avoid in future development?