WCAG 2.1AA General Checklist

This checklist is based on the WebAIM: WebAIM's WCAG 2 Checklist.

Text and Links

  • Only San Serif fonts are used (Calibri, Arial, Roboto, etc.) 
  • Text format (shape, color, style) is not used exclusively to convey meaning 
  • Bulleted or numbered lists created using built-in editor tools 
  • Hyperlinks use descriptive text (not URL) to provide meaning (not “click here”) 
  • Text is not underlined unless it is a hyperlink 
  • All text is at least 12 point font 

Headings

  • Built-in styles (Heading 1, Heading 2, etc.) are used to create document or page structure and logical outline (not bold or font change) 
  • Heading titles are not repeated  

Images

  • All pictures, charts, and graphs that contain information have alternative text 
  • Alternative text (Alt text) is descriptive and conveys intended meaning of image 
  • Images are not used solely to convey meaning  
  • Images that do not convey content are marked as decorative

Documents

  • Scanned PDFs are never used 
  • PDFs are tagged accurately 
  • PowerPoint presentations use templates and built-in formatting 
  • Accessibility checks are performed—errors and warnings are remediated 
  • Ensure the tab order and reading sequence follow a predictable, intuitive flow 

Tables

  • Used only for tabular data, not for layout purposes 
  • Complex tables with merged/split cells are instead broken down to smaller tables 
  • Include identified column and/or row headings  

Colors

  • Text color has 4.5:1 color contrast ratio; 3:1 contrast for large text 
  • Graphical objects have minimum 3:1 color contrast ratio 
  • Avoid these color combinations: red/black, red/green, and blue/yellow 
  • Color alone is not used to convey meaning (example: red text means important) 

Multimedia

  • All audio content includes transcripts 
  • All videos have accurate synchronized captions  
  • Embedded multimedia is identified with accessible text 
  • Audio description is provided for videos where visual information is not spoken