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WCAG Testing Checklist for Developers and QA
A practical WCAG testing checklist for semantics, forms, keyboard access, focus, contrast, ARIA, errors, and dynamic content.
Summary
- A WCAG checklist should be actionable, not only a list of success criteria numbers.
- Development and QA should check semantics, names, keyboard access, focus, errors, and contrast first.
Check these before release
This is not a formal audit report. It is a practical quality gate for development.
- Clear page title, heading structure, and landmarks.
- Form labels, errors, and descriptions.
- Keyboard operation for all interactive controls.
- Visible and logical focus order.
- Sufficient contrast for text and states.
- ARIA that matches the actual interaction state.
Related pages
- Accesserty DevCheck
Run browser-based checks on local builds, staging pages, authenticated screens, and interactive states.
- WCAG glossary page
- ARIA glossary page