Guided manual checklist

Roughly a third of WCAG cannot be tested by software: whether a caption is accurate, whether an error message helps, whether a page makes sense with the images off. The checklist walks you through those 16 checks and tracks them beside your scan results.

  • 16 checks, explained in plain English
  • Tracked beside your automated results
  • Included on the Free plan
A person ticks items on a clipboard at a desk with a laptop

Why it matters

The third of WCAG a machine cannot judge.

  • Sixteen checks, written out

    Roughly a third of WCAG needs a human decision. Rather than skip those, the product lists them as sixteen concrete checks you can work through.

  • Tracked beside your results

    The manual checks sit next to the automated findings, so the page you are looking at shows both halves of the picture.

  • Explained in plain language

    Each check says what to look for and why it matters, in the same voice as the rest of the dashboard.

  • Progress is recorded

    Marking a check reviewed is dated and lands in the evidence pack, which is what turns judgement into documentation.

  • Anyone on your team can do them

    These are questions about your own content, not specialist audits. You do not need a consultant to answer most of them.

  • It is the honest half of the product

    The checklist exists because a score alone would be misleading. It is the part that says out loud what automation cannot reach.

How it works

Three steps, no vocabulary to learn.

  1. Each check is explained

    What to look at, why a real user is affected, and what a pass looks like. No WCAG vocabulary required.

  2. You work through them at your pace

    Mark each one done, not applicable, or needs work, with room for a note.

  3. The record joins your evidence

    Every completed check is dated and included in the evidence pack, so the human side of the work is documented too.

See both halves of the picture.

The free check shows the automated findings. The checklist shows what is left.

What a human still has to decide.

Automation can tell you an image has no description. Only a person can tell you whether the description is true.

Listed, not silently skipped.

Every check is a specific question about your content, with progress recorded as you answer it. Nothing is marked done on your behalf.

  • Sixteen concrete checks
  • Progress dated in the record
  • Plain-language explanation for each
Four of the sixteen manual checks, two marked reviewed and two outstanding, including whether alt text is accurate and whether focus order matches the visual order.

The automated findings do not pretend to be everything.

The scan covers what 100+ WCAG 2.2 AA rules can test. The score says how much automation could find, and the checklist is what accounts for the rest.

  • The score is not a compliance claim
  • Automated and manual shown together
  • No gap left unstated
The scan results list with four automated findings, each with a severity chip and affected page count.

Reviewing a check is documented.

A dated note that a person looked at something is exactly the kind of evidence that demonstrates good-faith effort, which is the most any honest tool can help you show.

  • Dated and printable
  • Sits with scans and fixes
  • Shows ongoing effort, not a one-off
A dated log including a manual check reviewed alongside scans, applied fixes and a live verification.

Frequently asked questions

About guided manual checklist. The product-wide questions are on the features page.

Why 16?

That is how many WCAG 2.2 AA checks need a human decision once automation has covered the rest. The list is the same on every plan.

How long does the checklist take?

It depends on the site. Each check is scoped to be done in one sitting on a small site; on a large one you can work through it over several sessions and the record keeps up.

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