Key Concepts

Assets

An asset is the product you are auditing: a website, an iOS app, or an Android app. Each asset has a name, a type, and the jurisdictions you have chosen to comply with, which determine the standards it is audited against. See creating an audit.

Surfaces

A surface is a single page or screen within an asset. For a website, each page you audit is a surface; for an app, each screen is a surface. Every surface can carry a screenshot and a content profile (video, audio, forms, real-time features, gestures) so its checks reflect what is actually on it. See adding surfaces.

Checks

Checks are the individual requirements you evaluate during a walkthrough, drawn from the standards your jurisdictions require, such as WCAG 2.1 AA or EN 301 549. Each check tells you what to verify on the surface in front of you. Browse them in the standards reference.

Verdicts

For every check you record one of three verdicts: Pass, Fail, or N/A (not applicable). Verdicts are always recorded by a person; Auditsu never makes the compliance judgment for you. Your verdicts roll up into your asset's results.

Tickets

When you record a fail, Auditsu prompts you for a short description and raises a ticket, so every issue you find has a remediation trail. Tickets can be reviewed, grouped, and resolved by your team. See creating tickets and resolving tickets.

Accessibility statements

Each asset has an accessibility statement. It starts as a statement of intent, which you acknowledge before your first walkthrough, and once your audit is complete you can publish it from your results as public evidence of your accessibility work. See publishing your statement.