Maria Korneeva
Accessibility Test Driven Development
#1about 4 minutes
Why accessibility is often an afterthought in development
Accessibility is frequently treated as an "unknown unknown," leading to the "blueberry pie problem" where adding it late is difficult and costly.
#2about 2 minutes
Adopting a shift-left approach for accessibility
The shift-left methodology moves accessibility efforts to the beginning of the development lifecycle to prevent bugs rather than fixing them in production.
#3about 2 minutes
Using browser extensions for testing in staging environments
In a test environment, developers can use browser extensions for automated, manual, and AI-assisted checks to catch accessibility issues before release.
#4about 4 minutes
Automating accessibility checks in the CI/CD pipeline
Integrate tools like Lighthouse CI, Pa11y, and end-to-end testing frameworks into the CI/CD pipeline to block deployments with accessibility violations.
#5about 4 minutes
Writing unit tests for specific accessibility concerns
Use tools like jest-axe and Testing Library to write unit tests that verify focus management, accessible names, and other critical accessibility behaviors.
#6about 2 minutes
Using linters and design tools for early feedback
Catch potential issues at the earliest stages by using static code analysis linters during development and accessibility plugins in design tools like Figma.
#7about 3 minutes
Balancing comprehensive testing with development speed
Avoid slowing down development by focusing tests on high-impact user flows, eliminating redundancy, and using non-blocking jobs instead of aiming for 100% coverage.
#8about 4 minutes
Understanding the limitations of automated accessibility testing
While A-TDD improves code quality, automated tools have limitations and cannot replace manual testing for complex interactions like keyboard navigation.
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