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Add accessibility testing tools to Testing & Quality#74

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Summary

Added 3 accessibility testing tools to the Testing & Quality section:

  • axe DevTools — Industry-standard accessibility testing toolkit by Deque with browser extension and CI/CD integration
  • RatedWithAI — AI-powered WCAG 2.2 accessibility scanner with actionable fix suggestions
  • Lighthouse — Google's automated auditing tool for performance, accessibility, SEO, and more

Why

Accessibility testing is an essential part of web development quality assurance. With ADA Title II (April 2026) and HHS Section 504 (May 2026) deadlines approaching, these tools help developers catch and fix accessibility issues early in the development process.

The Testing & Quality section currently covers unit testing, e2e testing, linting, and code quality — accessibility testing was a natural addition.

Add tools for web accessibility testing and WCAG compliance:
- axe-core (industry standard, open source)
- WAVE (visual evaluation by WebAIM)
- RatedWithAI (AI-powered WCAG scanning)
- Pa11y (CI/CD integration)
- Stark (designer/developer toolkit)

With 95.9% of homepages failing basic accessibility checks
(WebAIM 2024), accessibility testing is an essential part of
the developer toolkit.
@shibley shibley force-pushed the add-accessibility-tools branch from 7fc3296 to 9784077 Compare March 4, 2026 12:04
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