A11y Update

a11y-update

Fetch the latest accessibility-related GitHub issues and discussions across tracked repositories. Results are scoped by keyword, grouped by access need category, and include the relevant WCAG criterion and ARIA pattern for each item.

When to Use It

• Weekly review of accessibility issues to prioritize
• Preparing for an audit by seeing what known issues exist
• Tracking what the community has identified as broken or missing
• Finding upstream accessibility bugs in dependencies

How to Launch It

In GitHub Copilot Chat:

/a11y-update

With scope:

/a11y-update owner/repo
/a11y-update org:myorg
/a11y-update last 14 days

What to Expect

1. Scope parsing — Determines repos to search from parameters or configured preferences
2. Collect issues — Finds issues with accessibility-related labels or keywords (a11y, accessibility, screen-reader, keyboard, wcag, aria)
3. Classify by access need — Groups findings into 6 categories
4. Enrich — Adds the relevant WCAG success criterion and ARIA pattern for each item
5. Display with impact level — High / Medium / Low priority based on user impact

Access Need Categories

Category	What it covers
Screen Reader	ARIA, semantic HTML, announcements, live regions
Keyboard	Focus management, tab order, keyboard traps, shortcuts
Visual	Color contrast, motion, zoom, high contrast mode
Audio	Captions, transcripts, audio controls
Cognitive	Plain language, reading level, error clarity, timeouts
Other	Uncategorized or multi-category issues

Per-Issue Information

Each issue includes:

• Issue number and title with link
• Repo context
• Relevant WCAG success criterion (e.g., WCAG 1.4.3 Contrast)
• Relevant ARIA pattern if applicable (e.g., combobox, dialog)
• Impact: High / Medium / Low
• Days open and last activity

Sample Output

Accessibility Update — last 7 days (owner/repo)

Screen Reader (2 issues)
  #112 Modal close button not announced — 3 days old [High]
       WCAG 4.1.2 | ARIA: dialog pattern

Keyboard (1 issue)
  #108 Dropdown loses focus on Escape — 5 days old [High]
       WCAG 2.1.2 | ARIA: combobox pattern

Visual (1 issue)
  #99  Chart legend contrast 2.8:1 — 10 days old [Medium]
       WCAG 1.4.3 | No ARIA pattern

Example Variations

/a11y-update                              # All configured repos
/a11y-update owner/repo                   # One repo
/a11y-update screen reader only          # One category
/a11y-update high impact only            # Filter by impact level

Connected Agents

Agent	Role
insiders-a11y-tracker agent	Executes this prompt

Related Prompts

• triage — prioritize all issues including accessibility
• daily-briefing — full briefing including accessibility updates