Playwright Accessibility Testing: What axe and Lighthouse Miss

axe and Lighthouse miss 60–70% of WCAG violations. Learn the limitations of automated accessibility testing and how to write smarter Playwright tests.

David Mello

@SaraSoueidan @AssistivLabs I read this article in this week’s #A11yWeekly newsletter, maybe it helps?

https://tatanotes.com/blog/accessibility-testing-on-windows-on-mac/

PS: I’m also using Parallels, following your tutorial 🙂

Accessibility Testing on Windows on Mac – TataNotes

A quick guide to Accessibility Testing using Windows-only tools on a modern Mac with Apple Silicon processor.

TataNotes – Web Accessibility Personal Blog

This is why I love the #A11yWeekly #newsletter:

I’m enjoying Nic Chan’s article about “wishcessibility”: https://www.nicchan.me/blog/wishcessibility/

It contains a link to another great blog post by @hdv: https://hidde.blog/ideal-a11y-guidance/

Which - you guessed it - contains another link to what I would call #interop for #AssistiveTechnology: https://aria-at.w3.org/reports

This is so dope and necessary and I hope this will help to normalise #accessibility in the tech industry

#a11y #WebDev #frontend

Wishcessibility - Nic Chan

No recycling was contaminated in the creation of this post.

Dear #a11y community,
I need your help. While preparing a talk, I’ve been searching for a particular blog post, but I’m unsure if I came across it here or via #a11yweekly.
The post discusses AI-generated alt text. I specifically remember it showing an image of a fight scene between a dog and a man in a crowd, with the AI generating a completely inaccurate description of the image.
Did anyone here write it or know where I might find it?
Thank you so much in advance for any help!

“This heat wave isn’t just uncomfortable – it’s dangerous for people with disabilities… By taking steps to understand and address the specific needs of disabled individuals, we can build a stronger society that prioritizes the welfare of every individual, regardless of the temperatures outside.”

#disability #climateChange #accessibility #safety #a11yWeekly

https://a11ysavvy.com/2024/06/19/hot-in-here-heat-waves-climate-change-and-disability/

Hot in Here: Heat Waves, Climate Change, and Disability

Image by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay With extreme heat gripping many regions worldwide, the current heat wave is a harsh reminder of climate change’s growing impact. For most people, the curren…

Accessibility Savvy

“Horror demands that we not avert our gaze from ‘abnormal’ bodies. It challenges our prejudices, our preconceptions. These are films that celebrate disfigurement and deformity instead of shunning it. I reject the notion that horror merely co-opts disability as a cheap scare tactic. When I watch a scary movie, I do not see exploitation — I see exaltation, the disabled not as demonic but as divine.”

#disability #horrorFilms #a11yWeekly

https://www.polygon.com/entertainment/24128340/horror-movie-monsters-disability-relationship-essay

The monsters that made me: Growing up as a disabled horror movie fan

Horror movies have a complicated relationship with disability, but this disabled author talks about his love for them and how it changed his relationship with himself.

Polygon

“If that society is not afraid of ‘little old me,’ it is certainly afraid of what I represent.

As a person who requires help with nearly everything, I represent a vulnerability that makes most non-disabled people squirm.

And if there’s a thing to be afraid of, perhaps it should be the righteous anger of disabled people treated as ‘less than’ for too long. "

#disability #ableism #a11yWeekly

https://www.thesqueakywheelchairblog.com/2024/04/whos-afraid-of-little-old-me-by-taylor.html

"Who's Afraid of Little Old Me?" by Taylor Swift Resonates with Me as a Disabled Person: Here's Why

  Today I write not as The Squeaky Wheelchair, but rather as the Swiftie Wheelchair… I, like millions of others, waited with excitement and ...

“People who are unfamiliar with disability have negative views shaped by media, pop culture, regulatory frameworks, and the people around them, viewing disability as a deficit rather than a cultural identity. “

#disability #a11yWeekly

https://www.theverge.com/24066641/disability-ableism-ai-census-qalys

For the disability community, the future of AI is dire

From algorithms that deny healthcare to biased job screening tools, ableism is becoming automated all around us.

The Verge

Despite being a subscriber, I didn’t notice that my Accessible CSS Generated Content had been featured in the #A11yWeekly newsletter on July 22:

https://mailchi.mp/4270c810fd77/accessibility-weekly-146accessible-css-generated-content-and-more?e=b4f4cdb9e0

Thanks, @[email protected]!

Accessibility Weekly #146: Accessible CSS Generated Content and More