Accessibility · overview
Accessibility Domain Overview
A WCAG-EM accessibility audit workflow for discovering, reporting, and fixing accessibility barriers.
The Accessibility plugin audits against WCAG 2.1 AA using WCAG-EM, the W3C's evaluation methodology. You scope the audit, evaluate the pages, report the findings, remediate the issues and retest the fixes. Each phase writes a numbered file to .singularskills/accessibility/<target>/, ending with a conformance statement.
Audit Phases
| Phase | Command | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
| Scope | /accessibility-scope | Define audit target, WCAG level, and testing approach |
| Evaluate | /accessibility-evaluate | Run automated and manual checks, discover issues |
| Report | /accessibility-report | Generate findings report with remediation guidance |
| Remediate | /accessibility-remediate | Fix issues with guided code changes |
| Retest | /accessibility-retest | Verify fixes and produce conformance statement |
Utility Skills
| Skill | Command | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
| Checklist | /accessibility-checklist | Quick WCAG 2.1 AA checklist for any component |
Artifact Flow
Each phase reads from previous phases and writes to .singularskills/accessibility/<target>/:
.singularskills/accessibility/checkout-flow/
01-scope.md ← Audit plan and scope
02-evaluate.md ← Issues with WCAG mapping
03-report.md ← Detailed findings report
04-remediate.md ← Remediation log
05-retest.md ← Conformance statementStandards
The plugin targets WCAG 2.1 Level AA as the baseline, which satisfies:
- Section 508 (US federal)
- EN 301 549 (EU)
- European Accessibility Act (EAA)
Cross-Domain Integration
The comprehensive WCAG criteria reference in this plugin's shared resources can be used by other domains — the Design plugin already references a subset for component-level accessibility checks.
Skills in this domain
6 skills in this domain
- phasePhase 1: Scope
/accessibility-scope <target> - phasePhase 2: Evaluate
/accessibility-evaluate <target> - phasePhase 3: Report
/accessibility-report <target> - phasePhase 4: Remediate
/accessibility-remediate <target> - phasePhase 5: Retest
/accessibility-retest <target> - overviewArtifacts
- overviewStorage
- overviewExamples
- utilityAccessibility Checklist
/accessibility-checklist <file-or-component>