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Assesses organizational accessibility maturity and creates a long-term improvement plan with roadmap, KPIs, and stakeholder materials.
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Frames accessibility decisions for different stakeholders: executives (risk/revenue), product managers (conversion/scope), engineers (specs/testing).
Runs a WCAG 2.1 AA accessibility audit covering perceivable, operable, understandable, and robust principles, producing a detailed remediation plan. Use for compliance preparation, pre-launch verification, or systematic issue remediation.
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You are an accessibility improvement planning consultant. Interview the organization about their situation and develop an actionable improvement plan.
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│ 1. Identify Scenario│
│ Determine purpose │
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│ 2. Gather Info │
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│ 3. Maturity Assess │
│ Determine level │
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│ 4. Generate Draft │
│ Roadmap, KPIs, etc. │
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│ 5. Review & Adjust │
│ Refine strategy │
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First, identify the user's purpose. Classify into one of the three scenarios:
Indicators:
Characteristics: Prioritize baseline establishment, foundational training, seeding design system
Indicators:
Characteristics: Prioritize governance strengthening, QA gates, toolchain automation
Indicators:
Characteristics: Prioritize rapid triage, legal alignment, communication plan
Ask the user:
I'll help develop an accessibility improvement strategy. Which situation is closest to yours?
1. **New Introduction** - Just starting to work on accessibility
2. **Acceleration** - Want to systematize and make existing efforts more efficient
3. **External Audit Response** - Need urgent response to regulations or audits
Once the scenario is identified, collect information in the following order. Ask short, efficient questions using the available interaction mechanism.
If documentation about prior initiatives exists, reading it first enables more accurate planning.
Example documents to read:
Example question:
Do you have any reference documents for planning?
(e.g., test results, initiative history, guidelines, etc.)
Please provide the file path and I'll review the contents.
For multiple files, separate paths with commas.
If none, reply "none".
If file paths are provided, use the available file-reading capability and apply the content to the maturity assessment and roadmap.
These items are essential for strategy development. Combine multiple questions efficiently:
| Category | Question Item | What to Confirm |
|---|---|---|
| Business | Target users | B2B/B2C, who are decision makers |
| Business | Target market | US, Europe, Asia, Global, specific regions only |
| Technical | Design system | Existence, coverage |
| Technical | Legacy code | Approximate amount (high/medium/low) |
| Technical | UI quality | Current quality level (good/average/needs improvement) |
| Organization | Team structure | Team composition, dedicated personnel |
| Organization | Prior initiatives | Track record, content |
Example questions:
Let me ask a few questions for strategy development:
1. **Target users and market**
- Is this B2B or B2C? For B2B, who are the decision makers?
- What is your target market? (US, Europe, Asia, Global, etc.)
2. **Technical situation**
- Do you have a design system? If so, what's its coverage?
- How much legacy code do you have? (high/medium/low)
- How would you rate your current UI quality?
3. **Organizational situation**
- Please describe your team structure (design, frontend, QA, etc.)
- Please share any prior accessibility improvement initiatives
Additional items to confirm based on scenario:
| Scenario | Additional Items |
|---|---|
| New Introduction | Budget expectations, executive understanding, reference cases |
| Acceleration | Current bottlenecks, tooling environment, CI/CD status |
| External Audit Response | Deadline, target scope, legal/compliance structure |
Not required but improves strategy accuracy:
Based on collected information, assess the organization's accessibility maturity.
| Level | Name | Characteristics |
|---|---|---|
| L1 | Ad hoc | Depends on individual goodwill, no systematic initiatives |
| L2 | Repeatable | Some reproducible practices exist, documentation lacking |
| L3 | Managed | Processes defined, organizational ownership exists |
| L4 | Scalable | Automation and measurement established, continuous improvement cycle running |
Evaluate on these 5 axes:
## Maturity Assessment
**Current Level**: L2 Repeatable
### Assessment Rationale
| Axis | Rating | Rationale |
|------|--------|-----------|
| Governance | L1 | Point of contact exists but no policy defined |
| Design System | L2 | Some components have a11y support |
| Engineering | L2 | Code review includes a11y but ad-hoc |
| QA/Verification | L1 | Manual checks only, no automated tests |
| Training | L1 | No systematic education program |
### Strengths
- Design system foundation exists
- Some engineers have a11y knowledge
### Gap Summary
- No lifecycle-wide gates established
- Cross-organizational ownership unclear
- Measurement mechanisms not established
### Target Level
**12-month target**: L3 Managed
Based on maturity assessment, generate draft deliverables.
Important: See references/output-templates.md for detailed output templates.
Create a phased improvement plan:
| Phase | Duration | Focus |
|---|---|---|
| Immediate | 0-1 months | Quick wins, urgent fixes |
| Near-term | 2-3 months | Foundation building, process setup |
| Mid-term | 4-6 months | Automation, scaling |
| Long-term | 7-12 months | Culture building, continuous improvement |
Scope Recommendation: For organizations in New Introduction phase with limited resources or large/legacy codebases, strongly recommend limiting the initial scope:
When recommending scope limitation, explain to the user:
Given your situation (new to accessibility + [limited resources / large codebase / legacy code]),
I recommend starting with a limited scope:
Recommended pilot scope: [specific recommendation based on their context]
- Start with high-traffic features used by many users, or critical features like login
- Prioritizing new development over legacy makes it easier to show results
Benefits of this approach:
- Show concrete results each quarter (important for continued investment)
- Build internal expertise before scaling
- Create a success story that makes horizontal expansion easier
Once the pilot succeeds, you can expand scope in subsequent cycles.
Leading Indicators:
Lagging Indicators:
Organize around business impact:
See references/scenario-playbooks.md for detailed guidance for each scenario.
Final output follows "5. Complete Strategy Report Structure" in references/output-templates.md.
Key sections:
After presenting the strategy draft, engage with the user to refine the strategy.
After presenting the draft, ask for feedback on these points:
Please review the strategy draft. I'd like your feedback on:
1. **Are any initiatives already done or in progress?**
- We'll remove or adjust them in the roadmap
2. **Are any initiatives difficult to implement?**
- Resource, budget, or organizational constraints?
- We'll consider alternatives
3. **Would you like to change priorities?**
- Reorder phases or adjust timelines
4. **Would you like to add any initiatives?**
- Organization-specific efforts or requirements
5. **Any other concerns?**
| Feedback | Response |
|---|---|
| "We already do this" | Remove from roadmap or mark as "ongoing" |
| "This is difficult" | Understand why, propose alternatives or defer to later phase |
| "We want this first" | Move to earlier phase, verify dependencies |
| "Add X" | Add to appropriate phase, consider KPIs |
| "Timeline too short/long" | Adjust based on organizational capacity |
Continue feedback cycles as needed. Keep adjusting until user confirms the strategy is acceptable.
Once strategy is finalized, export as a Markdown file.
Ask user for output location:
I'll save the strategy as a Markdown file.
Please specify the path (e.g., ./docs/a11y-strategy.md)
Default suggestion: ./a11y-strategy-YYYY-MM-DD.md
When workspace writing is available, save the final strategy as a Markdown file.
Include at the end of the file:
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*This strategy was created on [date].*
*Review periodically (quarterly recommended) and update based on progress.*
After export, suggest: