Is an automated accessibility scan enough?
No. It finds missing labels, contrast failures, and structural errors, but it cannot judge whether focus order makes sense or whether a person can complete the task with assistive technology.
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Accessibility
Meeting the European Accessibility Act in practice: what the law requires, what audits cost, and how to fix the common failures.
Practical guide
Accessibility: what to settle before implementation.
Accessibility work starts with the paths people must complete: navigation, forms, checkout, account access, and support. An automated scan catches only part of the problem. Keyboard use, screen-reader output, focus order, error handling, and readable language need human review.
Treat the audit as a delivery backlog, not a compliance certificate. Each finding needs an affected component, user impact, owner, acceptance test, and deadline. Retest the real production release after fixes land.
Before you start
Three decisions that prevent avoidable rework.
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Test core journeys with keyboard and screen-reader navigation.
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Rank findings by blocked task and affected users, not raw issue count.
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Add accessibility checks to design review, component tests, and release acceptance.
Common questions
Direct answers about Accessibility.
What should an accessibility audit deliver?
A reproducible list of failures tied to user journeys, code or content owners, acceptance tests, and a retest. A score without a remediation plan does not get the site compliant.
Articles
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Accessibility audit cost: compare the test
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UK website accessibility and the Equality Act 2010
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