Bill and Ted’s accessibility adventure: Accessibility testing for developers
summary
Argues that teaching developers accessibility through hands‑on accessibility testing works better than reading or lectures, and demonstrates concrete tools and steps: run Google Lighthouse, integrate axe-core into CI, use the Accessibility Insights extension and manual keyboard checks. Notes automated checks only catch about 30–40% of issues, so combine automation with manual assessment. Reports the team moves to WCAG 2.2 AA compliance, incremental fixes land earlier in development, and clients and sales see measurable benefit.
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chapters (9)
- 0:00Welcome and intro
- 1:45Why Bill and Ted theme
- 4:36Failed teaching methods
- 9:07Learning from experience
- 10:11Quick accessibility demo
- 13:24Keyboard accessibility test
- 15:54Advanced testing tools
- 17:41Benefits of practical testing
- 20:49Key takeaways and call to action
