In this session, you’ll explore different approaches to automated accessibility testing, from open-source tools to commercial solutions that make life easier. We’ll look at quick wins for getting started as well as strategies for long-term sustainability and holistic quality improvement by including accessibility specialists from other disciplines, like manual accessibility testing.
Automation helps detect issues fast and raises awareness of accessibility throughout the development team. By taking an interdisciplinary approach, the entire product benefits. Still, manual testing remains essential and will continue to play a key role for some time.
Speaker during the session:
- Tobias Kirsch, Principal Consultant
What you will learn:
- How automated accessibility testing works, from open-source to enterprise tools
- Quick wins for getting started and strategies for sustainable implementation
- The limits of automation and why manual testing still matters
- Why working directly with people with disabilities makes all the difference.
