Accessibility Audit

Degree of freedom: MIXED — Phases 0–1, 5 [HIGH freedom]; Phases 2–3 playwright/axe/Tab sequences [LOW freedom — run exactly]. Read protocol-browser-anti-stall before any browser step.

How to reason

1. Observe — quote axe rule+selector, heading list, or Tab snapshot
2. Interpret — can a keyboard or AT user complete the task?
3. Classify — WCAG fail / axe-false-positive / manual-only / correct-as-is
4. Severity — Level A = P0; Level AA = P1; best-practice = P2

Worked example