Accessibility Resources

Knowledge Unit 4: Accessibility Evaluation

Accessibility Evaluation Resources


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Automated accessibility testing



WAVE Web Accessibility Evaluation Tools

"WAVE® is a suite of evaluation tools that helps authors make their web content more accessible to individuals with disabilities."

Accessibility Testing Tool

ANDI is a free accessibility testing tool.

Axe® Accessibility Testing Tools are the Best on the Planet

Accessibility testing tool

SiteImprove

Accessibility testing tool

Top 20 Web Accessibility Testing Tools for Automation

Top 20 Automated Accessibility Testing Tools in 2023

Automated testing with aXe -- A11ycasts #15

12-minute YouTube video showing how to use aXe.


Testing with an assistive technology




Usability testing



Fable Tech Labs

Partners with businesses to facilitate research/user testing that includes disabled people.

Shepherd Center

Resource for including people with disabilities in user studies.


Testing tools



Accessibility of mobile applications: evaluation by users with visual impairment and by automated tools

2020 Research paper that mentions the limitations of automated testing tools

Types of problems encountered by automated tool accessibility assessments, expert inspections and user testing: a systematic literature mapping

2019 research paper investigating how effective automated tools are in assessing accessibility issues.

Strengths and Limitations of Automated Tools

Post discussing strengths and limitations of automated tools.


Testing reports




Unit testing




User tasks




Usability of assistive technology




Test planning




Accessibility testing integration




Test results




Assistive technology testing