# Manual accessibility review checklist

Automated axe checks do not establish WCAG conformance. A human reviewer must
copy this checklist to `artifacts/tests/a11y-manual/<route-id>.md`, execute it
on the release candidate, and sign it.

- Status: `pending` or `reviewed`
- Reviewer and reviewed-at timestamp
- Keyboard: all actions reachable in logical order
- Focus: visible, route changes deterministic, modal restore verified
- Screen reader: headings, live regions, errors, and actions announced once
- Reduced motion: non-essential animation suppressed
- Color signal: every state has text/icon/structure in addition to color
- Notes and linked defect IDs

Passing the automated threshold means only that the tested pages had zero
critical/serious axe findings under the recorded browser run.