The inclusive comms checklist
13 pages. 6 areas. 35 practical checks across documents, websites, data, video, social and language.
Most accessibility problems aren't technical problems. They're design decisions nobody made.
This checklist covers the everyday design decisions that determine whether people can actually use your content: structure, contrast, hierarchy, spacing, formats and systems. Use it during design, as part of QA, before publishing, or when briefing new work – not as a one-off audit, but as a reference you return to.
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What's inside
Key accessibility checks across documents, presentations and digital content
Common accessibility failures and how to spot them early
Design decisions that support clarity, comfort and independent use
A practical review framework that doesn’t require specialist tools
Who's it for
Designers, comms managers and decision-makers working on public-facing or regulated content – particularly if you publish reports, PDFs or digital communications, work with EU clients or partners, or want to embed accessibility into how your team works rather than retrofit it at the end.
Why now
Accessibility expectations are rising — under the European Accessibility Act and the UK's own regulations. But inclusion doesn't start with legislation. It starts with design decisions.
The organisations that embed this into how they work now won't be scrambling to catch up later.→Read our articles on accessibility
About Watercat Creative
Watercat Creative is a design studio working with research agencies, charities and education providers, helping them make their communications clearer, more inclusive and more consistent, across every format and every deadline.
