Accessibility Testing 101
summary
Shows a practical accessibility workflow: start with legal baselines (Section 508, Equality Act, European Accessibility Act), shift left into design reviews, and always include people with lived experience. Demonstrates tools and failures: automated checkers like axe DevTools and Accessibility Insights and WAVE can all report perfect scores while three visually identical pages — semantic, divs-only, blob — give radically different experiences to screen reader users. Covers VoiceOver/Safari quirks, color contrast analyzer (TPG), photo‑epilepsy checks, bookmarklets and a tested manual test plan.
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chapters (9)
- 0:00Introduction and overview
- 4:33Defining accessibility
- 9:06Understanding disability
- 12:29Why accessibility matters
- 21:44Legal standards and guidance
- 26:54The importance of user feedback
- 33:08Accessibility test planning
- 43:00Manual vs. automated testing
- 47:20Tools and resources
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