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#57: Web Accessibility Testing on Mobile

August 17th, 2021 · 47 minutes

Guest Starring: Paul Adam

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Mobile and desktop accessibility are similar, but different, just as mobile browsers can show the same pages desktop ones can, but with different interfaces and quirks. On this episode, we're talking about how to use mobile tools to test the accessibility of Web sites in iOS. My guest is the author of the https://apps.apple.com/us/app/a11ytools-web-accessibility/id1356241530 testing suite.


John Slatin Virtual AccessU 2021 – Knowbility
Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1
a11yTools Extension for Safari macOS - Paul J. Adam - Web & Mobile Accessibility Consultant in Austin, TX
Accessible University 3.0: List of Accessibility Issues
axe: Accessibility Testing Tools and Software
WAVE Web Accessibility Evaluation Tool
HTML_CodeSniffer
Color Contrast Checker - TPGi