Accessibility Audit

WCAG 2.2 Accessibility Audit and Remediation Skill

Description

The a11y-audit skill provides a complete accessibility audit pipeline for modern web applications. It implements a three-phase workflow -- Scan, Fix, Verify -- that identifies WCAG 2.2 Level A and AA violations, generates exact fix code per framework, and produces stakeholder-ready compliance reports.

For every violation it finds, it provides the precise before/after code fix tailored to your framework (React, Next.js, Vue, Angular, Svelte, or plain HTML).

What this skill does:

1. Scans your codebase for every WCAG 2.2 Level A and AA violation, categorized by severity (Critical, Major, Minor)
2. Fixes each violation with framework-specific before/after code patterns
3. Verifies that fixes resolve the original violations and introduces no regressions
4. Reports findings in a structured format suitable for developers, PMs, and compliance stakeholders
5. Integrates into CI/CD pipelines to prevent accessibility regressions

Features

Severity Definitions

Usage

Quick Start

# Scan entire project
python scripts/a11y_scanner.py /path/to/project

# Scan with JSON output for tooling
python scripts/a11y_scanner.py /path/to/project --json

# Check color contrast for specific values
python scripts/contrast_checker.py --fg "#777777" --bg "#ffffff"

# Check contrast across a CSS/Tailwind file
python scripts/contrast_checker.py --file /path/to/styles.css

Slash Command

/a11y-audit                    # Audit current project
/a11y-audit --scope src/       # Audit specific directory
/a11y-audit --fix              # Audit and auto-apply fixes
/a11y-audit --report           # Generate stakeholder report
/a11y-audit --ci               # Output CI-compatible results

Three-Phase Workflow

Phase 1: Scan -- Walk the source tree, detect framework, apply rule set.

python scripts/a11y_scanner.py /path/to/project --format table

Phase 2: Fix -- Apply framework-specific fixes for each violation.

See references/framework-a11y-patterns.md for the complete fix patterns catalog.

Phase 3: Verify -- Re-run the scanner to confirm fixes and check for regressions.

python scripts/a11y_scanner.py /path/to/project --baseline audit-baseline.json

Example: React Component Audit

// BEFORE: src/components/ProductCard.tsx
function ProductCard({ product }) {
  return (
    <div onClick={() => navigate(`/product/${product.id}`)}>
      <img src={product.image} />
      <div style={{ color: '#aaa', fontSize: '12px' }}>{product.name}</div>
      <span style={{ color: '#999' }}>${product.price}</span>
    </div>
  );
}

// AFTER: src/components/ProductCard.tsx
function ProductCard({ product }) {
  return (
    <a href={`/product/${product.id}`} className="product-card"
       aria-label={`View ${product.name} - $${product.price}`}>
      <img src={product.image} alt={product.imageAlt || product.name} />
      <div style={{ color: '#595959', fontSize: '12px' }}>{product.name}</div>
      <span style={{ color: '#767676' }}>${product.price}</span>
    </a>
  );
}

See references/examples-by-framework.md for Vue, Angular, Next.js, and Svelte examples.

Tools Reference

a11y_scanner.py

Usage: python scripts/a11y_scanner.py <path> [options]

Options:
  --json                  Output results as JSON
  --format {table,csv}    Output format (default: table)
  --severity {critical,major,minor}  Filter by minimum severity
  --framework {react,vue,angular,svelte,html,auto}  Force framework (default: auto)
  --baseline FILE         Compare against previous scan results
  --report                Generate stakeholder report
  --output FILE           Write results to file
  --quiet                 Suppress output, exit code only
  --ci                    CI mode: non-zero exit on critical issues

contrast_checker.py

Usage: python scripts/contrast_checker.py [options]

Options:
  --fg COLOR              Foreground color (hex)
  --bg COLOR              Background color (hex)
  --file FILE             Scan CSS file for color pairs
  --tailwind DIR          Scan directory for Tailwind color classes
  --json                  Output results as JSON
  --suggest               Suggest accessible alternatives for failures
  --level {aa,aaa}        Target conformance level (default: aa)

Common Pitfalls

Related Skills

Reference Documentation

Resources

• WCAG 2.2 Specification
• WAI-ARIA Authoring Practices 1.2
• Deque axe-core Rules
• eslint-plugin-jsx-a11y