Choose a question and the pages that answer it
Consider a fictional Budapest bicycle rental business serving local residents and European visitors. Someone wants to compare rental options, find the collection point and check what to bring. Select the service page, arrival instructions and contact page for an initial review. Give the reviewer that question without explaining where each answer is hidden.
Ask the owner and content editor which details must remain available after a redesign. A photograph can communicate atmosphere, but collection instructions need an obvious home. Compare alternatives using the same customer question to keep the discussion connected to the service.
Follow the route through the navigation
W3C's menu guidance recommends identifying navigation and indicating the current page. Ask the developer to demonstrate those details on your selected pages. For the rental example, check whether the menu's service name matches the destination and whether returning from arrival instructions leaves the visitor oriented.
Then put the mouse aside. Follow the route using the keyboard and note where the active control becomes hard to locate or progress stops. Try opening and leaving the narrow-screen menu too. A screenshot of an open menu cannot show how someone returns to the page. Give the developer the exact sequence that caused difficulty.
Read the page outline before polishing the layout
W3C's page-structure tutorial recommends meaningful headings arranged in a logical hierarchy. Request an outline of the service page's headings. Does it distinguish the rental options, collection arrangements and practical conditions? Ask a reviewer familiar with a screen reader to find those sections and explain any confusing labels.
Compare a compact service page with a design that hides every detail inside expanding panels. The panels may reduce the initial visual load, but each adds an interaction to review. Choose the version that makes this particular information easier to retrieve, and include the content editor in the decision.
Keep practical information readable
W3C's contrast guidance evaluates text against its background. Ask the designer to measure the proposed combinations, including text placed over photographs. For this business, review the collection address and opening details with the same care as the main headline. Record the combinations that need revision.
Try the arrival page with enlarged text and the actual content intended for publication. If the address wraps, can a visitor still distinguish it from the nearby directions link? A quieter layout with a dedicated information area may be easier to maintain than text repeatedly repositioned over changing campaign images.
Turn findings into a manageable repair list
W3C describes Easy Checks as preliminary, with further assessment needed for a complete evaluation. Use this review to decide what to fix first and where specialist help is needed. Prioritize barriers that prevent access to service information, then repeat the customer question after each repair.
- Record the page, device, browser and steps for each barrier.
- Name the information the visitor could not find or understand.
- Assign a responsible person and a clear condition for closing the issue.
- Retest the whole route after changing shared navigation or page templates.
- Add the checked pages to the editor's routine review after content updates.