Accessibility Audit Checklist
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About This MicroSim
This audit tool presents a sample cell biology MicroSim with intentional accessibility issues alongside a structured checklist for evaluation. Learners practice the audit process by testing the sample, marking items as Pass/Fail, and generating a compliance score.
The five planted issues include missing alt text, insufficient color contrast, no keyboard navigation, tooltips not announced to screen readers, and absent focus indicators.
Lesson Plan
Learning Objective
Assess the accessibility compliance of a sample MicroSim by systematically evaluating it against a structured checklist.
Activities
- Interact with the sample MicroSim. Try hovering, tabbing, and using a screen reader.
- For each checklist category, click items to mark them as Pass (green), Fail (red), or Not Tested (gray).
- Click Reveal Issues to see all 5 planted accessibility problems annotated in red.
- Click Show Fixed Version to compare the accessible version side-by-side.
- Aim for a score of 14/14 by correctly identifying all issues.
References
- Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) — The international standard for web accessibility.
- ARIA Authoring Practices — Patterns for building accessible web components.