How fast is the quick-check?

Three to five minutes per route once you know the steps. Audit the homepage, one app route, and one modal-bearing page; that's enough to surface the regressions that ship most often.

What's the difference between this and a full audit?

The quick-check is a triage tool — it flags whether you have a problem worth investigating. A full VertaaUX audit ranks every issue by severity and gives per-issue fix instructions. Use the quick-check before each release; use the full audit before a launch.

Why do icon-only buttons fail the check most often?

Because no developer thinks to give them a name. An icon-only button without aria-label or visually hidden text is invisible to screen readers. The check flags any focusable element with no accessible name.

Does the quick-check cover route changes?

Yes — that's one of the most common Next.js regressions. After a navigation, focus should move to the page heading or the main landmark, not stay on the previous trigger or get lost on the body.

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accessibility quick check

Next.js Accessibility Quick Check

A fast pass to catch common accessibility regressions in Next.js applications before release. Check focus order, ARIA labels, and keyboard navigation.

Fast Checks

Check focus order, semantic headings, ARIA labels for icon buttons, and keyboard-only navigation on every main page.

Developer Notes

Audit shared components first, then verify dynamic routes and modals where focus trapping issues appear.

Before Release

Run an accessibility regression audit and document fixes with screenshots for quick QA validation.

How to run a Next.js accessibility quick-check

Catch the most common Next.js accessibility regressions in under five minutes.

Pick three routes
Homepage, one app route, and one modal-bearing page. They cover the routes where regressions appear most often.
Tab through each from the top
Watch for visible focus rings, no skipped elements, and that focus does not get trapped in a modal you cannot close with Escape.
Run a VertaaUX audit on each
The audit confirms or refutes what the manual pass surfaced and adds findings the keyboard pass cannot see (contrast, ARIA mismatch, missing labels).
Fix before merge
Resolve every critical and serious finding before merging. Save the audit URL on the PR so reviewers can replay.

Frequently asked questions

How fast is the quick-check?: Three to five minutes per route once you know the steps. Audit the homepage, one app route, and one modal-bearing page; that's enough to surface the regressions that ship most often.
What's the difference between this and a full audit?: The quick-check is a triage tool — it flags whether you have a problem worth investigating. A full VertaaUX audit ranks every issue by severity and gives per-issue fix instructions. Use the quick-check before each release; use the full audit before a launch.
Why do icon-only buttons fail the check most often?: Because no developer thinks to give them a name. An icon-only button without aria-label or visually hidden text is invisible to screen readers. The check flags any focusable element with no accessible name.
Does the quick-check cover route changes?: Yes — that's one of the most common Next.js regressions. After a navigation, focus should move to the page heading or the main landmark, not stay on the previous trigger or get lost on the body.