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Purpose
CWAC automatically scans many websites for accessibility issues and saves findings to a CSV file.Read 12 Oct 2026 · github.com
Deployment
The maker recommends running CWAC with Docker.Read 12 Oct 2026 · github.com
License
The repository lists CWAC under the GPL-3.0 license.Read 12 Oct 2026 · github.com
Maker
CWAC is designed and developed by the Web Standards team at Te Pūnaha Matihiko, the Government Digital Delivery Agency of the New Zealand Government.Read 12 Oct 2026 · github.com
Audit types
Available audits include axe-core accessibility checks, element and focus indicator checks, English readability, 320px reflow, screenshots, and page titles.Read 12 Oct 2026 · github.com
Configuration
A scan requires a JSON configuration file and a CSV file of base URLs; the URL CSV must include organisation, url, and sector columns.Read 12 Oct 2026 · github.com
Crawling
It can crawl pages to discover additional pages up to a configured maximum and respects robots.txt and server signals while crawling.Read 12 Oct 2026 · github.com
Extensibility
CWAC supports audit plugins, and users can add plugins by implementing them and enabling them in the configuration.Read 5 Oct 2026 · github.com
Extensible audits
CWAC supports audit plugins that can be enabled and configured, and the documentation describes adding new plugins.Read 12 Oct 2026 · github.com
Government use
The tool can monitor New Zealand Government websites against minimum accessibility standards and guidelines, including WCAG 2.2 Level AA.Read 5 Oct 2026 · github.com
Intended use
CWAC can monitor New Zealand Government websites against minimum accessibility standards and guidelines.Read 12 Oct 2026 · github.com
Platform limitation
The maker notes that on macOS the current Chrome for Testing version has a 500px minimum screen width, preventing the Reflow audit from running on that OS.Read 12 Oct 2026 · github.com
Results
Scan outputs include CSV audit findings and may include screenshots, scan logs, and the configuration used.Read 12 Oct 2026 · github.com
Run method
The project recommends running CWAC with Docker using the bin/run script.Read 5 Oct 2026 · github.com
Scan scope
siteRead 22 Sep 2026 · github.com
Security reporting
The security policy asks reporters to contact [email protected] privately and describes a coordinated disclosure approach.Read 12 Oct 2026 · github.com
Technology
CWAC uses Python, Selenium, axe-core, and Chrome for Testing.Read 12 Oct 2026 · github.com
WCAG version
wcag 2.2Read 22 Sep 2026 · github.com

Plans and prices

CWAC Free GPL-3.0 licensed open-source tool; no commercial plan or price stated Read 12 Oct 2026 · github.com

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