All seven checks

Can people use your site, and can you keep it?

Your site has to work for every visitor, on any device, and stay in your hands. In five of our eight audits (August to October 2026), pages were harder to read on a phone than on a computer.

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Six checks to work through

Some checks need a computer or help from your website person. Not sure gives you a useful question to take to them.

  1. 01The main pages stay readable and usable on a phone and when text is enlarged.

    Check the homepage, a service page, and contact page on your phone. Enlarge text and look for clipped content or controls.

    Your answer: Unanswered

    Why this matters

    Small screens and enlarged text should still leave people able to read and make contact.

    If not yet: Record the page and device where content becomes unusable. Ask your website person to fix and retest it.

    Help from your website person

  2. 02Someone can reach and use the main contact route with a keyboard.

    On a computer, use Tab, Shift+Tab, and Enter. Look for visible focus and check menus and contact controls.

    Your answer: Unanswered

    Why this matters

    Some visitors navigate without a mouse or touchscreen.

    If not yet: Record any control you cannot reach, see, or use with a keyboard. Ask your website person to correct it.

    Help from your website person

    W3C's first accessibility checks
  3. 03The main pages open with HTTPS and no browser security warning.

    Open the homepage and contact page. Check the address and look for a browser security warning.

    Your answer: Unanswered

    Why this matters

    A security warning can stop someone before they reach the practice.

    If not yet: Ask your website person to check the security certificate and that every page opens with HTTPS. Retest the main pages afterward.

    Help from your website person

  4. 04A privacy page explains what your forms collect and what you do with it.

    Find the privacy link, usually in the footer. Read whether it describes your actual contact form.

    Your answer: Unanswered

    Why this matters

    Visitors should be able to understand what happens to information they submit.

    If not yet: Have the responsible person review the notice against your actual forms and connected services, then correct any mismatch.

    Some writing or checking

  5. 05The practice controls its domain account and can recover access.

    Confirm who owns the domain account and where recovery messages go. Use your own authorized login to check access.

    Your answer: Unanswered

    Why this matters

    Losing domain access can disrupt the website and email tied to it.

    If not yet: Check the owner, renewal arrangements, and recovery contact. Arrange practice-controlled access if someone else currently holds it.

    Some writing or checking

  6. 06The practice has authorized access to update or arrange changes to its website.

    Check who can sign in and edit. Confirm the recovery route and who handles updates if a provider changes.

    Your answer: Unanswered

    Why this matters

    Current details are easier to maintain when responsibility and access are clear.

    If not yet: Confirm the practice's access, recovery route, and update contact. Document how content can be recovered if the provider changes.

    Some writing or checking

Result so far

Your next steps start with your answers.

Answer the checks above. Your counts and first changes appear here as you go.

The parts you can't check yourself

  • How your main pages work with a screen reader or enlarged text, page by page.
  • Which past contractors, tools, or old accounts can still sign in to your site or domain.

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Reviewed October 3, 2026.