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Accessibility Checklist for AI-Generated Designs

We audited 123 AI-generated designs and 74% failed at least one accessibility check. This 10-point review is what a design handoff now has to catch, ordered by how often each item breaks: skip links, landmarks, form labels, heading structure, and more.

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What's Inside: 10 Checks

Skip navigation link

A link that lets keyboard users jump past repeated nav. Tab into the page: does "skip to main content" appear?

95%

Labeled main content area

The primary region must use <main> or role="main". Does a landmark wrap the content?

53%

Labels on every form field

Every input needs a programmatically associated label. Placeholder text does not count: it disappears on typing.

49%

One h1, headings step down

One page title (h1), then h2s for sections, h3s for subsections. No skipped levels (h1 to h3).

42%

Real buttons, not styled links

Actions use <button>, navigation uses <a>. A div onClick is neither. Can you activate every action with Enter and Space?

36%

No skipped heading levels

AI often drops components with their own h2 inside a section already using h2. Run a second heading pass after components are added.

29%

Names on icon-only buttons

A button with only an icon needs aria-label or a visually-hidden label. What does a screen reader announce when focused?

19%

Motion respects prefers-reduced-motion

1 in 3 AI-generated screens miss this. Make it a standing review question alongside loading states.

33%

Copy rewritten by hand

Generic CTAs ("click here") appeared in 95% of projects. AI defaults to vague language; specific, action-first copy still needs a human.

95%

Two separate sign-offs

"Looks right" and "is accessible" are different approvals. A missing label or a fake button is a defect, same as a broken checkout.

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