Automated web accessibility evaluation tools are hard to trust, understand and only provides feedback on a small amount of factors that influence accessibility. Also, a unified web evaluation methodology should be adopted to provide consistent results across tools. Automated tools are available which can identify some of the problems that are present. Depending on the tool the result may vary widely making it difficult. Automated tools can process many pages in a relatively short length of time, but can only identify some of the accessibility problems that might be present
One of the difficult tasks of an accessibility consultant is to run automation testing on mobile web as the screen size is small & browsers doesn’t support the installation of regular plug-ins; we need to depend on Bookmarklets or connect the device to a MAC or a Desktop machine & conduct the testing using alternative…
A curated list of open source Website accessibility Evaluation tools that will enable automation of web accessibility testing more affordable & easier. A11y- SitecheckerA11y-sitecheker is a tool to check a site against accessibility criteria. It uses axe-core with the option to combine results of multiple sites. A11yWatchA11yWatch is a powerful web accessibility toolkit made using…
These nifty accessibility bookmarklets perform various accessibility audit functions & will come in handy during an accessibility automation evaluation. They can also be deployed on mobile browsers to test responsive design. How to use an accessibility bookmarklet A detailed guide on how to install and use an Accessibility Bookmarklet by Holistic Accessibility WAI-ARIA usageAdd the…
The following browser extensions will help evaluate various accessibility testing tasks. This list is continuously updating so please feel free to add more extensions in the comments or notify if any of the extensions are outdated. Related Accessibility Resources
According to W3C “Mobile accessibility” refers to making websites and applications more accessible to people with disabilities when they are using mobile phones and other devices. WAI’s work in this area addresses accessibility issues of people using a broad range of devices to interact with the web: phones, tablets, TVs, and more. Mobile Accessibility Testing…
