About Automated Testing

Automated testing means using tools that scan your content and identify accessibility issues. Automated testing tools typically report results in a dashboard, sidebar, or overlay.

Suggested Tools

• Siteimprove Accessibility Checker [https://www.siteimprove.com/integrations/browser-extensions/] Recommended for most testers.
• aXe Dev Tools [https://www.deque.com/axe-devtools-browser-extension-accessibility-testing/] Recommended only if a tester is already using this tool.

Key Concepts

• Accessibility checkers identify only a fraction of potential accessibility issues.
• Different accessibility checkers may provide conflicting results.
• Automated checking may reduce the need for some manual testing.

Check Web Content

For each web page or view:

• Run the Browser Extension
• Review the results

Fail

• Uncorrected issues remain in automated testing report.