Accessibility review brief
Review whether people with different access needs can complete important journeys and identify what must be fixed.
Accessibility and inclusive design · 45 min · Advanced · 30 questions
Standards and scope
Which accessibility standard defines acceptance?
Which accessibility laws apply?
Which internal accessibility rules apply?
Which user journeys must the review cover?
Which product roles belong in the accessibility review?
Which product states must be tested?
Which third-party content is in scope?
Which browser and assistive-technology combinations will we test?
Test methods
Which automated checks will we use?
What can those automated checks not find?
How will we inspect accessibility behavior?
Which journeys will be tested by keyboard?
Which screen readers will be used?
Which input methods will be tested?
Which journeys will be tested with voice control?
Which journeys will be tested with switch access?
Which system contrast settings will be tested?
Which zoom and text-size settings will be tested?
How will reduced-motion behavior be tested?
Findings
Which user task does the issue block?
Who is affected by the issue?
How often is the issue encountered?
Is there an accessible workaround?
How widely does the affected component appear?
What steps reproduce the finding?
Which environment produced the finding?
What should happen instead?
Remediation
How will accessibility issues be closed?
Who owns each fix?
Who will retest each fix?
How to use this brief
Use this brief as a bank of questions for the conversation. Choose what is relevant, mark covered questions as you go, and skip anything that has already been answered.
Use this brief when...
Use when accessibility conformance and barriers are the primary verification goal.
Best used as: Research plan
- Category
- Accessibility and inclusive design
- Discussion time
- 45 minutes
- Depth
- Advanced
- Last updated
- Jul 21, 2026
- Scope
- Design briefs
- Best used as
- Research plan
- Design roles
- Accessibility specialist
- Audience
- UX and UI designersProduct designersDesign leadsProduct managers
- Platforms
- WebiOSAndroid
- Company type
- B2BB2CEnterprise
- Product stage
- LaunchGrowthMature product
- Tags
- accessibility-and-inclusive-designaccessibility-reviewresearch-and-evaluationaccessibility-auditconformance-review