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Open Source and Accessibility

Contributing to a Common Solution

Date

2026-06-22

Location

NYC

Speakers

Mike Gifford

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Deque's Axe Core

It is the default as it has avoided false positives:

https://github.com/dequelabs/axe-core

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Microsoft's Accessibility Insights

Axe + Keyboard Tracking + Manual Testing

https://accessibilityinsights.io

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Just a keyboard

It is as easy as it sounds. Try just using Tab or Shift-tab to move between your content.

https://www.a11y-collective.com/blog/keyboard-navigation/

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DPG: Oobee

Multi-page axe scans from Government Technology Agency of Singapore (GovTech Singapore)

https://github.com/GovTechSG/oobee

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CI/CD Tools

@axe-core/playwright is a solid start

https://www.qamadness.com/a-you-oriented-guide-to-axe-core-playwright-accessibility-testing/

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AI — ACCESSIBILITY.md

More code is produced with AI, and it is important for us to make it clear that accessibility matters.

  • https://mgifford.github.io/ACCESSIBILITY.md
  • https://github.com/mgifford/accessibility-skills

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People with disabilities

Guidelines and best practices are nice, but what matters most is the users. Don't forget to involve people with disabilities in the process from the start.

https://www.section508.gov/test/usability-testing-with-people-with-disabilities/

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