WordPress Accessibility Day 2024 Archive

Beyond Automation: Why Manual Accessibility Testing is Important

Beginner

October 10, 2024 at 09:00 UTC

Session Video

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Automated accessibility tools like Lighthouse and Axe are excellent for quickly detecting issues on your site. However, they can’t replace the value of human experience in testing for accessibility. To ensure your site is truly accessible, it’s necessary to perform manual testing, either by yourself or with actual users, rather than relying solely on automated scores. In this talk, Victoria Nduka will discuss the importance of manual testing and demonstrate how to effectively conduct manual accessibility tests on your site.

Speaker

Victoria Nduka is a black woman in her 20's with thick afro hair packed in a high puff and a big friendly smile.
User Experience Designer