Automated Accessibility Tests Are Smoke Alarms, Not Sign-Off
Combine automated checks with keyboard, zoom, semantic, and assistive-technology review for meaningful accessibility coverage.
Automated checks are essential, but they are not the same as user experience. What tools catch well Tools are strong at deterministic code checks: missing accessible names, broken aria-labelledby references, invalid ARIA roles, some color contrast failures, missing form labels, and common markup mistakes. Put these in CI because they are cheap and repeatable. What humans must still judge People must judge meaning, sequence, recovery, and interaction. Is the alt text useful? Does the focus order match the task? Does the modal return focus? Is the error message actionable? Does the screen reader announcement arrive at the right time without…
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