Fast, Simple, High Impact: DIY Accessibility Testing for Any Team
By @jolly@mstdn.io
Automated accessibility test tools find even less than expected
I find myself increasingly asking what value do I get out of existing commercial accessibility testing tools? What do they catch? What do they not catch? I ask because I want to improve on the results, and I also want to know what exactly I need to manually inspect a web page for. So let's start wit
The WebAIM Million 2025: Solving the most common issues | Polypane
By @Kilian@mastodon.social
A TOOL’S ERRAND – HTML Accessibility
By @SteveFaulkner@mastodon.social
(Warning: “AI” generated image. #notMyDaleks :-p)
NOBODY is saying that automated tools are not useful, only that they cannot provide comprehensive coverage of WCAG 2.2 criteria.
Patrick H. Lauke - These (still) aren't the SCs you're looking for / a11yTO 2023 / 19 October 2023
Version 1 of this talk by @patrick_h_lauke@mastodon.social was a required watching for everyone using WCAG. This updated version promises to be even better.
Mind The (Remediation) Gap - TPGi
When auditors provide advice on accessibility issues, it's primarily about the HTML used. But do frontend developers actually know HTML these days?
I wish I were overstating the degree to which this has become an issue. But when I regularly talk to “full-stack developers” who don’t know how to write an unordered list or who don’t know that you can’t nest a button inside of a link, I’m convinced that the term “full-stack” has always been meaningless.
ChatGPT is not ready to handle web accessibility remediation - Karl Groves
“Surprise!”
Use the accessibility shortcuts on iOS to speed up your testing workflow · Eric Eggert
By @yatil@yatil.social
Accessibility Is Easy … Except for When It Isn’t | State of the Browser 2023 | Presentations | A11y Tools
By @lloydi@mastodon.social