Explore accessibility testing best practices, tools, and strategies for creating inclusive digital experiences. Learn how automated testing, manual reviews, keyboard and screen reader testing, and testing with people with disabilities help organizations identify barriers and improve WCAG compliance.
One of the biggest barriers to accessibility is awareness. We often hear how diversifying our workforce is good for business. I would like to examine why disabilities should be a part of that formula. When developers are tasked with making something accessible, chances are none of them has ever encountered someone with a disability, so […]
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Wrapping up the 24 Accessibility series for 2017, Ray Campbell shares what you need to know in order to work professionally in the accessibility space and encourages digital professionals to consider the accessibility space as a career choice.
In today’s article, Paul J Adam demonstrates how to use automated and manual accessibility testing tools on desktop and mobile websites, covering five tools, the pros and cons of each tool, and describe the best features of each tool.
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In today’s article, Eric Bailey describes the cloud-based option offered by Amazon AWS for developers to create powerful virtual computers in the cloud that are easy to access, but difficult to initially set up. Eric provides the setup steps, and offers a gift to help.
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In today’s article, Marcy Sutton explains that while automated tests for accessibility are no substitute for regular manual testing and testing with actual users, they can help free up your team a bit while communicating code quality to members of your team and potentially prevent regressions from deploying to production.
In today’s article, Dennis Deacon shares the story of his journey into accessibility and the life-changing moments that altered his professional career in a positive way.
In today’s article, Tim Wright discusses the impact that preventing text resizing on your sites has on mobile commuters and how small touches and looking at a problem a little differently can often be the difference between users returning and not coming back.
In today’s article, Scott O’Hara tells the classic tale of developers not aware of accessibility and how user testing with a person with disabilities highlights the classic errors made, and the revelations experienced just before project launch.