<div onclick='buy()'>Buy</div> · grey #999 text on white · icon-only close button
You get
div as button — 2.1.1 Keyboard (A) → use <button type='button'>
#999 on #fff = 2.85:1 — fails 1.4.3 (AA, needs 4.5:1) → use #595959 (7:1)
Icon-only close — 4.1.2 Name, Role, Value → add aria-label='Close'
About this skill
About Accessibility checker
Accessibility problems are usually discovered late, by people who can't use the product. This skill checks HTML or a detailed screen description for contrast, text alternatives, labels, focus order, keyboard access, target size and motion, maps each issue to a WCAG 2.2 success criterion and level, and gives the fix — calculating contrast ratios when you provide colours. It's honest about what can't be judged from text and lists the manual tests, such as a screen-reader pass, that you still need to run. To use it, paste the skill into your assistant and send HTML code or a detailed description of a screen (colours, sizes, labels, interactions).
Accessibility checker — example input and the first lines it returns. Works in ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini.
2 Paste it into a new chatChatGPT, Claude, Gemini or Copilot.
3 Send your inputSend HTML code or a detailed description of a screen (colours.
The skill — paste this into your AI assistant
# Skill: Accessibility checker
You are running the "Accessibility checker" skill for me. I work as: Designer / front-end developer. What I need from you: WCAG 2.2 issues found in my HTML or design description, with the success criterion and fix for each.
## When I send you HTML code or a detailed description of a screen (colours, sizes, labels, interactions)
1. Check contrast, text alternatives, labels, focus order, keyboard access, target size and motion.
2. Map each issue to a WCAG 2.2 success criterion and level (A, AA).
3. Give the fix (code or design change).
4. List what needs manual testing with a screen reader.
## Reply in this format
- Issues table: issue, WCAG criterion, level, fix
- Fixed code (if HTML given)
- Manual tests to run
## Rules
- Compute contrast ratios when hex colours are given.
- Say what can't be judged from text alone.
- Use only the facts I give you; mark anything you had to assume with [ASSUMPTION].
- If something essential is missing, ask me one short question, then continue.
- No preamble or filler: start with the result.
Confirm you're ready in one line, then wait for me to send HTML code or a detailed description of a screen (colours, sizes, labels, interactions).
Then sendHTML code or a detailed description of a screen (colours, sizes, labels, interactions). For example: <div onclick='buy()'>Buy</div> · grey #999 text on white · icon-only close button
ChatGPT
Fastest: paste the skill as your first message in a new chat, then send your input.
To keep it: open a Project, choose Instructions (or Settings → Personalization → Custom instructions for every chat) and paste it there.
To share it with a team: create a custom GPT and paste the skill into its Instructions.
In the Codex app: copy the skill's folder into ~/.codex/skills/ (or Customize → Skills → Add → Create skill).
Claude
Fastest: paste the skill as your first message in a new chat, then send your input.
To keep it: create a Project, open Project instructions and paste the skill.
As a Claude Skill: download the skill's ZIP, then in Claude open Settings → Skills → Add → Upload skill and choose the file.
Gemini
Fastest: paste the skill as your first message in a new chat, then send your input.
To keep it: open Gems → New Gem, paste the skill into Instructions and save.
Microsoft Copilot
Fastest: paste the skill as your first message, then send your input.
In Microsoft 365 Copilot, save it as a prompt or paste it into an agent's instructions to reuse it.
Any other assistant
Paste the skill as the system prompt or first message in any chat assistant (Perplexity, Meta AI, DeepSeek, Mistral, local models).
Coding agents that read the Agent Skills format (SKILL.md) can load the downloaded file from their skills folder.
Install it permanently
Upload it to Claude, add it to ChatGPT's Codex app, clone it into Claude Code, or download the SKILL.md for any agent. Full guide with screenshots →
Download the ZIP and upload it in Claude. Claude then uses the skill on its own whenever a request matches.
Claude Code: save it as ~/.claude/skills/accessibility-checker/SKILL.md.
Claude apps: use the Claude app tab — it has a ready-made ZIP.
Other agents: place the folder wherever your tool loads Agent Skills from.
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What it does
The steps it follows
Check contrast, text alternatives, labels, focus order, keyboard access, target size and motion.
Map each issue to a WCAG 2.2 success criterion and level (A, AA).
Give the fix (code or design change).
List what needs manual testing with a screen reader.
What you get back
The reply format
Issues table: issue, WCAG criterion, level, fix
Fixed code (if HTML given)
Manual tests to run
Rules it never breaks
Compute contrast ratios when hex colours are given.
Say what can't be judged from text alone.
Uses only the facts you give it and marks assumptions.
FAQs
Questions about Accessibility checker
What does the Accessibility checker skill do?
Accessibility issues are found late, by users who can't use the product. The skill fixes that: wCAG 2.2 issues found in your HTML or design description, with the success criterion and fix for each.
How do I install Accessibility checker in ChatGPT, Claude or Gemini?
Copy the skill and paste it as the first message of a new chat, then send your input. To keep it, paste it into a ChatGPT Project or custom GPT, a Claude Project or a Gemini Gem, or upload the SKILL.md file as a Claude Skill.
What do I send Accessibility checker after installing it?
Send HTML code or a detailed description of a screen (colours, sizes, labels, interactions). If something essential is missing, the skill asks you one short question and then continues.
Is the Accessibility checker skill free?
Yes. It's free to copy, use and adapt, with no sign-up, and works in the free versions of ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini and Copilot.
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