content-cognitive-accessibility-audit

Walk each critical task from orientation through recovery, inspecting headings, instructions, terminology, memory burden, errors, timeouts, repeated entry, authentication, distractions, and help. Record evidence per finding and classify issues as applicable WCAG findings, broader recommendations, or items needing validation.

WCAG findings require evidence that a specific success criterion's normative conditions are met within the requested version and conformance level. COGA-informed guidance covers supplemental cognitive-accessibility improvements, such as plain language or reduced memory load, that do not map to a supported WCAG failure.

Yes, but only for visible wording, hierarchy, terminology, controls, and distractions. Behavior-dependent aspects like timeouts, data persistence, repeated entry, authentication, and error recovery must be marked as not verifiable without a running interface.

No. The audit is review-only and does not edit files or replace interface copy. If implementation is requested, any proposed rewrite is delivered as a separately labeled handoff, never presented as an applied fix.

Common WCAG 2.2 candidates include 3.3.7 redundant entry, 3.3.8 accessible authentication, 2.2.1 timing adjustable, 3.2.6 consistent help, and 3.1.3 through 3.1.5 for language complexity. Each mapping requires verifying the criterion's specific normative conditions and level.