Accessibility Heuristics

A set of broad usability and accessibility principles used to evaluate digital products for barriers that may prevent people with disabilities from using them effectively. Unlike detailed technical checklists such as WCAG success criteria, accessibility heuristics provide higher-level guidelines that help evaluators identify usability problems specific to assistive technology users, including issues related to learnability, efficiency, and satisfaction. Accessibility heuristics can be used by professionals responsible for assistive technology delivery to develop instructional strategies, match technologies to individual users, and assess whether a product supports higher-order learning tasks.