1. Missing Alt Text For Images

Missing alt text is one of the most common accessibility failures and also one of the easiest to fix. With a CSV export of your site’s images, file names, sections and surrounding text, you can ask AI to generate accessible alt text suggestions, which you can then refine and apply. AI Prompt To Use:

“You are a web accessibility reviewer. I will give you images with file name, section, and surrounding text. Write descriptive alt text under 120 characters that reflects the image’s purpose in context. Do not use phrases like “image of” or “picture of.” If decorative, return an empty alt. If a logo, include the brand name followed by “logo.” If the image has important text, include that text in the alt. Output each in plain text as: [file name] → [alt text]. Here is the list of images: [insert list].”

2. Insufficient Color Contrast

Muted tones, overlays and stylish grays often fail WCAG SC 1.4.3 (minimum contrast), which requires at least 4.5:1 contrast for normal text and 3:1 for large text. Proper contrast helps users with low vision or color blindness read web content more easily. AI Prompt To Use:

“Act like an expert in inclusive design and accessibility. I will provide foreground and background color pairs. For each pair, calculate the contrast ratio, check if it meets WCAG 2.2 SC 1.4.3 (4.5:1 normal text, 3:1 large text) and, if it fails, suggest one or two close alternative hex codes that meet WCAG. Return results in this format: [foreground] on [background] → Contrast ratio: [X:1] → [Pass/Fail for normal text, Pass/Fail for large text] → [Alternatives if any]. Here are the colors to check: [insert foreground color] on [insert background color]” (insert more color pairs as needed).

3. Poor Heading Structure

Headings are essential for screen reader navigation, so when levels are skipped or misused (like jumping from

to

), webpages become harder to scan, affecting both accessibility and SEO. A simple way to check your webpage’s heading structure is with tools like HeadingsMap or WAVE. AI Prompt To Use:

“Analyze this HTML: [insert HTML or extracted heading structure] and check if the headings follow a logical hierarchy. Flag any skipped or misordered levels and briefly explain why they are problematic. Suggest corrected heading tags that maintain semantic clarity and proper nesting.”

4. Unlabeled Form Fields

Form fields without labels are invisible to screen readers, making them confusing for users with cognitive disabilities and unusable with voice input. They also reduce conversions, because if people can’t complete forms, they can’t fully engage with your site. AI Prompt To Use:

“Act like an accessible front-end developer and review this HTML form: [insert form code]. Check if every input has a properly associated or equivalent ARIA attribute. Verify that required fields and error messages are programmatically associated. Ensure that appropriate autocomplete attributes are used so the form does not fail WCAG 1.3.5. Then rewrite the form code with accessibility fixes applied, keeping the original structure intact. Return only the improved HTML snippet.” 5. Inaccessible Keyboard Navigation

Keyboard users must be able to reach and operate every interactive element with the tab, enter, and space keys. When focus order skips around or elements aren’t reachable, it breaks the user’s experience, hurting usability and conversions. AI Prompt To Use:

“Review this DOM snippet: [paste code]. Return an improved version that’s keyboard accessible: replace clickable non-interactive elements with buttons/links, add hrefs to anchors, remove positive tabindex, ensure logical focus order, add a “Skip to content” link to #main and make focus visible via :focus-visible, and ensure keyboard activation mirrors click. Keep original structure/styles where possible.”

6. Empty Or Nondescriptive Links

Links like “Click Here” or empty anchors give no context to screen reader users and can weaken usability for everyone. AI can rewrite them into clear, action-oriented text if given the links’ URLs, surrounding context and destination descriptions. AI Prompt To Use:

“Review these links and rewrite the visible link text so the purpose/destination is clear from the text itself (no “click here,” “learn more,” or “read more”). Keep it concise (3–7 words), sentence case, and avoid trailing punctuation. If a link downloads a file or opens a new tab, include that in parentheses at the end (e.g., “PDF,” “opens in new tab”). Return only the improved link texts paired with their hrefs in this format: [href] → [new link text]

Links to review:

(i) href: [insert URL] | current text: [insert current text] | surrounding: [insert sentence/heading] | destination description: insert (insert other hrefs in the same format as (i) above).”

7. Complex Tables Without Semantic Structure

Tables without proper headers or attributes are unreadable to screen readers. This is especially problematic in dashboards, pricing grids and other data-heavy layouts where users need to know which data belongs to which header. AI Prompt To Use:

“Review this table HTML: [paste table code]. Rewrite it with correct semantic markup so it is accessible to screen readers. Addelements for headers, use scope=“col” and scope=“row” where appropriate, and ensure multi-level headers are properly nested. Return only the corrected table code.”

Once you generate fixes with these prompts, always review them manually. Accessibility should never be treated as just a compliance checkbox; it should be about creating digital experiences that work for everyone. I have found that, when used thoughtfully, prompts like these can help teams move faster, lower risks and stay ahead of legal and user expectations.