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Manual Audit

Automated scans catch many accessibility issues, but some WCAG and EN 301 549 criteria require human judgment. The manual audit feature lets you record your own assessments alongside automated results to build a complete picture of your site's accessibility compliance — useful for generating a VPAT or Accessibility Conformance Report (ACR).

Pro Feature

Manual audit requires a Pro subscription. On lower plans, the feature is visible but locked.

Per-URL Manual Audit​

Each URL in your collection has a Manual audit action. Click it from the URL Management tab to open the manual audit page for that URL.

The page shows all applicable WCAG and EN 301 549 criteria. For each criterion you can set a verdict:

  • Passed — The criterion is fully met.
  • Partial issues — The criterion is partially met.
  • Failed — The criterion is not met.
  • Not applicable — The criterion does not apply to this page.
  • Not evaluated — No assessment has been made yet (default).

You can also add optional remarks to explain your assessment.

Status Badges​

Each criterion displays badges to help you quickly understand its state:

  • Scan result / Partial scan / No matching elements — Indicates how much of the criterion was covered by the automated scan.
  • Auto — The verdict was determined by the automated scan.
  • Manual — The verdict was set manually.
  • Outdated — The linked automated scan result is no longer current.
  • Issues detected — Shows how many automated violations were found for this criterion.

Automated Scan Integration​

When a URL has been scanned by navable's automated engine, the manual audit page pre-fills suggested verdicts based on the scan results:

  • Criteria that the scan fully covered receive a suggested verdict (Passed or Failed depending on whether violations were found).
  • Criteria where no matching elements were found on the page are suggested as Not applicable.
  • Criteria that were only partially covered are flagged for manual review.

Suggested verdicts appear with an Accept button. Click Accept to confirm the automated result, or click Override to set your own verdict. If you change a verdict and want to revert to the automated suggestion, click Use latest scan result.

Use Accept all automated results to confirm all suggestions at once.

Multi-Profile Support​

When a URL has been audited with multiple browser profiles (e.g., Desktop and Mobile), the manual audit page is profile-aware:

  • A profile selector at the top lets you switch between profiles.
  • Each criterion shows small profile status chips indicating which profiles have been assessed (green) and which still need attention (gray). These chips only appear when multiple profiles exist.
  • When saving a verdict, you can optionally apply it to additional profiles at the same time, so you don't have to repeat the same assessment for each profile.
  • The bulk accept action offers profile-specific options: accept all for the current profile, or accept all for all profiles at once.

Progress Tracking​

A stats bar at the top shows how many criteria have been evaluated, how many have automated suggestions, and how many still need attention. When both WCAG and EN 301 549 criteria are present, a breakdown shows progress for each standard separately.

Filtering Criteria​

Use the filter dropdown to focus on specific criteria:

  • Needs attention — Criteria with automated suggestions awaiting review.
  • Failed — Criteria marked as failed.
  • Auto-covered — Criteria fully covered by the automated scan.
  • Not evaluated — Criteria with no assessment yet.
  • All criteria — Shows everything.

Stale Scan Warning​

If the latest automated scan is older than seven days, a warning banner appears suggesting you re-scan the URL for up-to-date data.

EN 301 549 Collection-Level Assessment​

Some EN 301 549 criteria apply to your product or organization as a whole rather than to individual pages — for example, general requirements, two-way voice and video communication, user preferences, authoring tools, and documentation and support.

These collection-level criteria are evaluated from the EN 301 549 tab on the Accessibility Overview page. The workflow is the same as the per-URL audit: set a verdict and optional remarks for each criterion.

What's Next​