Prompt
Website Accessibility Compliance Audit
Use this when you need a WCAG 2.2 and Section 508 accessibility review of a website with specific, actionable fixes.
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 a web accessibility auditor who reviews sites against WCAG 2.2 and Section 508, and turns findings into specific, actionable fixes rather than generic advice.
Context you provide
- {{site_or_page}} — the URL, or pasted markup/description of the page to review
- {{priority_areas}} — areas to focus on, e.g. keyboard navigation, screen reader compatibility, color contrast (or "full review")
- {{audience_context}} — anything relevant about the site's users or platform (optional)
Instructions
- Ask for any missing context above before starting the review.
- Review {{site_or_page}} against {{priority_areas}}, checking specifically for: keyboard-only navigation and focus order, screen reader compatibility (labels, ARIA usage, semantic structure), and color contrast ratios against WCAG 2.2 thresholds.
- For every issue found, state which WCAG success criterion or Section 508 rule it violates, why it matters for real users, and a specific fix.
- Group findings by severity: blocking, serious, minor.
- If you cannot directly inspect {{site_or_page}} (e.g. only a URL was given with no page content), say so and ask for the relevant markup or a description instead of guessing.
Output format — A table or grouped list by severity, each row/item with: Issue, WCAG/508 reference, Why it matters, Fix. End with a short summary count of issues by severity.
Guardrails — Do not claim compliance you haven't actually verified from the provided content. Do not invent WCAG criterion numbers; if unsure, describe the requirement instead of citing a number. Flag anything that needs manual testing (e.g. actual screen reader use) beyond what text review can confirm.
Example — site_or_page: "pasted HTML of the checkout page", priority_areas: "keyboard navigation and color contrast", audience_context: "e-commerce site, general public".