diff --git a/lib/rate-limit.accessibility.test.ts b/lib/rate-limit.accessibility.test.ts
index ec8563889..f4d95a86e 100644
--- a/lib/rate-limit.accessibility.test.ts
+++ b/lib/rate-limit.accessibility.test.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
-import { describe, expect, it } from 'vitest';
+import { describe, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest';
 import { RateLimiter, rateLimit } from './rate-limit';
 
-describe('rate-limit accessibility compliance', () => {
-  it('should return a complete result structure for screen-reader consumers', async () => {
-    const limiter = new RateLimiter(5, 60000);
+describe('RateLimiter accessibility standards', () => {
+  it('should expose rate limit result with accessible status information', async () => {
+    const limiter = new RateLimiter(2, 60000);
 
     const result = await limiter.checkWithResult('127.0.0.1');
 
@@ -13,28 +13,28 @@ describe('rate-limit accessibility compliance', () => {
     expect(result).toHaveProperty('reset');
   });
 
-  it('should expose numeric metadata suitable for accessibility announcements', async () => {
-    const limiter = new RateLimiter(5, 60000);
+  it('should allow keyboard-focus compatible interactive states', async () => {
+    const limiter = new RateLimiter(1, 60000);
 
-    const result = await limiter.checkWithResult('127.0.0.2');
+    const first = await limiter.check('test-ip');
+    const second = await limiter.check('test-ip');
 
-    expect(typeof result.limit).toBe('number');
-    expect(typeof result.remaining).toBe('number');
-    expect(typeof result.reset).toBe('number');
+    expect(first).toBe(true);
+    expect(second).toBe(false);
   });
 
-  it('should provide consistent feedback for allowlisted users', async () => {
-    const limiter = new RateLimiter(5, 60000);
+  it('should support allowlist accessibility bypass behavior', async () => {
+    const limiter = new RateLimiter(1, 60000);
 
-    limiter.allow('allow-ip');
+    limiter.allow('allowed-ip');
 
-    const result = await limiter.checkWithResult('allow-ip');
+    const result = await limiter.checkWithResult('allowed-ip');
 
     expect(result.success).toBe(true);
-    expect(result.remaining).toBe(result.limit);
+    expect(result.remaining).toBe(1);
   });
 
-  it('should provide consistent feedback for blocklisted users', async () => {
+  it('should support blocked state announcement behavior', async () => {
     const limiter = new RateLimiter(5, 60000);
 
     limiter.block('blocked-ip');
@@ -45,14 +45,15 @@ describe('rate-limit accessibility compliance', () => {
     expect(result.remaining).toBe(0);
   });
 
-  it('should return accessible rate-limit information from helper function', async () => {
-    const result = await rateLimit('helper-ip', 3, 60000);
+  it('should return valid rate limit response structure for screen reader consumers', async () => {
+    vi.stubEnv('KV_REST_API_URL', '');
+    vi.stubEnv('KV_REST_API_TOKEN', '');
+
+    const result = await rateLimit('screen-reader-test', 3, 60000);
 
-    expect(result).toMatchObject({
-      success: expect.any(Boolean),
-      limit: expect.any(Number),
-      remaining: expect.any(Number),
-      reset: expect.any(Number),
-    });
+    expect(typeof result.success).toBe('boolean');
+    expect(typeof result.limit).toBe('number');
+    expect(typeof result.remaining).toBe('number');
+    expect(typeof result.reset).toBe('number');
   });
 });