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7/19/2026
How to test your website for WCAG compliance: a senior frontend guide

How to test your website for WCAG compliance: a senior frontend guide

Original: How to Test Your Current Website for WCAG Compliance ?

Short summary

A comprehensive guide to testing websites for WCAG compliance covering automated tools, manual testing, keyboard navigation, screen reader testing, and real user testing. It recommends tools like Lighthouse, axe DevTools, WAVE, and ESLint plugins, and provides practical checklists for contrast ratios, ARIA usage, focus management, and responsive accessibility. Targets WCAG 2.1 AA as the industry standard.

  • •Automated tools only catch 30-50% of accessibility issues; manual testing is essential
  • •Covers Lighthouse, axe, WAVE, keyboard testing, and screen reader testing
  • •Practical code examples for semantic HTML, ARIA, and focus management

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