Automated Accessibility Testing with aXe-core with Dylan Barrell, Marcy Sutton, and Wilco Fiers

Description:

The Deque Labs team is doing some really cool stuff for automated accessibility testing, bringing their years of accessibility expertise to mainstream web developers. The open source axe-core framework, written entirely in JavaScript, supports a bunch of integrations: unit testing, Selenium Webdriver, Chrome and Firefox extensions, Grunt, React and more. Get the low-down on how to integrate accessibility testing into your workflow with the core team from Deque.
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Links, Picks, and Tips:


Marcy Sutton
@marcysutton

Linksaxe-core node module
TipsGet away from the computer and GO OUTSIDE.
PicksI'm speaking about aXe at npm campI'm speaking at React RallyInstalling the Chrome Accessibility Inspector


Dylan Barrell
@dylanbarrell

PicksDeque University React & ReduxReact Axe - React A11yCrew Seekers


Wilco Fiers
@wilcofiers

PicksThe WAI PerspectivesLooking for help developing new rules for a11y testing


Brian Lonsdorf
@drboolean

LinksClarity Conf: Baking Accessibility In by Brad Frost
TipsGet familiar with your screenreader.
PicksGershom Bazerman: Representing ApplicativesAlissa Pajer: Category Theory: An Abstraction for AnythingPractically Functional Programming Workshop


Kent C. Dodds
@kentcdodds

TipsDon’t spend money on Pokemon Go ?
PicksContributing to React JSeslint-plugin-jsx-a11y
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