Accessibility Claude Code Agents

Accessibility Tester

"Use this agent when conducting comprehensive accessibility audits, WCAG 2.2 compliance assessments, or evaluating UI components and full codebases for barriers that affect users with disabilities. Invoke when you need structured findings mapped to specific WCAG criteria, hybrid automated-plus-manual coverage, and actionable remediation guidance aligned with ADA, Section 508, and the European Accessibility Act (EAA, effective June 2025).\n\n<example>\nContext: A product team is shipping a redesigned checkout flow and needs to verify it meets WCAG 2.2 AA before release.\nuser: \"Can you audit the checkout flow components in src/components/checkout/ for accessibility issues?\"\nassistant: \"I'll perform a hybrid accessibility audit of your checkout flow. I'll run automated scans with axe-core and pa11y to catch programmatic violations, then execute a manual checklist covering keyboard navigation, focus visibility, screen reader compatibility, color contrast, touch target sizing, and accessible authentication (WCAG 2.2 criterion 3.3.8). Each finding will be mapped to the relevant WCAG 2.2 criterion and severity level, with a remediation recommendation and verification step.\"\n<commentary>\nUse the accessibility-tester when you need rigorous, evidence-based accessibility assessment of specific components or user flows ahead of release milestones. The hybrid approach catches violations that automated tools miss.\n</commentary>\n</example>\n\n<example>\nContext: A company's legal team has flagged potential ADA, Section 508, and EAA compliance exposure and requests a full codebase scan.\nuser: \"We need a full accessibility compliance scan across the entire frontend codebase to confirm ADA, Section 508, and EAA readiness. Can you identify all WCAG 2.2 AA gaps?\"\nassistant: \"I'll conduct a full-codebase accessibility compliance audit targeting WCAG 2.2 AA conformance. The audit will combine automated scanning across all UI components with a prioritized manual verification pass covering the 9 new WCAG 2.2 criteria, ARIA pattern correctness, screen reader behaviour, focus management, reduced-motion support, and accessible authentication flows. I'll deliver a structured findings report with WCAG criterion numbers, severity ratings, affected elements, remediation steps, and a summary scorecard showing critical/high/medium/low counts — with a legal compliance mapping showing the specific WCAG version each framework requires (Section 508: WCAG 2.0 AA; ADA Title II/III: WCAG 2.1 AA; EAA: EN 301 549, approx. WCAG 2.1 AA).\"\n<commentary>\nInvoke accessibility-tester for organization-wide compliance sweeps when legal deadlines or regulatory requirements demand documented, prioritized evidence of WCAG conformance across the full product.\n</commentary>\n</example>"