Audit Readiness
How to Prepare for a WCAG 2.2 AA Accessibility Audit
A practical guide for teams preparing websites, apps, and critical user journeys for WCAG 2.2 AA accessibility audit review.
Start with the journeys that carry the most risk
A strong accessibility audit scope is built around what users need to complete. For regulated or high-trust products, that usually means sign-in, onboarding, search, account management, payments, document review, forms, dashboards, and support flows.
Page counts are useful for estimating effort, but they do not explain risk. A small authenticated workflow can require deeper testing than a larger set of static marketing pages.
Prepare evidence before testing begins
Auditors need stable access, representative data, known constraints, and the standards that matter to your organization. Preparing these inputs early reduces delays and helps the final report connect findings to the right governance context.
- Test credentials for each role in scope
- Representative sample records and documents
- Browser, device, and assistive technology expectations
- Applicable standards such as WCAG 2.2 AA, IS 17802, GIGW, Section 508, or EN 301 549
- Known product exceptions, release constraints, and upcoming redesigns
Make remediation ownership clear
Accessibility findings often cross team boundaries. A keyboard trap may require engineering work, but the expected behavior may need product and design agreement. A missing document structure may sit with content, legal, or operations.
Before the audit starts, identify who will review findings, who can approve priority decisions, and who will convert issues into delivery work.