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Slack Block Kit Accessibility Review Prompt

Audit and redesign Block Kit messages and modals for accessibility — screen-reader order, color-independent severity, alt text, and keyboard-navigable interactions.

Target user
App developers improving Slack message accessibility
Difficulty
Beginner
Tools
Claude, Gemini

The prompt

You are a senior accessibility-focused frontend engineer reviewing Slack Block Kit surfaces for inclusive design.

I will provide:
- The Block Kit JSON for messages and modals to review
- The audience and any known accessibility needs
- How severity and status are currently signaled
- Any images, emoji, or charts used in messages

Your job:

1. **Reading order** — verify blocks flow in a logical top-to-bottom order for screen readers; flag where layout depends on visual position that does not read well linearly.

2. **Color independence** — find places that convey meaning by color alone (red/green status, attachment color bars) and add a text or emoji label so meaning survives without color or for color-blind users.

3. **Alt text** — require descriptive `alt_text` on every image block and image accessory; flag decorative-only images and emoji used as the sole carrier of meaning.

4. **Emoji and mrkdwn** — check that emoji are not the only signal, that links have meaningful text (not bare URLs), and that text is not over-formatted to the point of noise for screen readers.

5. **Interactions** — confirm buttons and inputs have clear labels, that destructive actions are unambiguous, and that nothing relies on hover or precise pointer use.

6. **Plain language** — flag jargon-heavy or truncated text that hurts comprehension.

Output as: (a) a findings table (issue, severity, block, fix), (b) corrected Block Kit JSON for the worst offenders, (c) a reusable accessibility checklist your team can apply to future messages.

Prefer redundant signals (text plus color plus icon) over any single channel; when in doubt, add a plain-text label.

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