How to use this checklist
Print the page. Scan each template with the SiteCheck Canada checker first, then work through the manual items. Fix critical and major issues before launch.
Automated checks (run first)
- Page title present and descriptive
- Language declared
- One H1, logical heading structure
- Alt text on important images
- Form labels present and meaningful
- Buttons have accessible names
- No duplicate IDs
- Iframes have titles
Manual review before launch
- Keyboard navigation works on all templates
- Focus is visible and logical
- Screen reader reads content correctly
- No colour-only information
- Error messages are helpful
- PDFs and documents are accessible
- Accessibility statement is published and accurate
Use the website accessibility checker with page-type presets for fast automated triage.