From the course: Auditing Design Systems for Accessibility
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Automated testing for front-end code
From the course: Auditing Design Systems for Accessibility
Automated testing for front-end code
- It's time to switch gears from design to code. Unlike reviewing designs, automated testing tools work well when reviewing code. Automated accessibility testing uses software to scan pages, products and components for accessibility issues against predefined accessibility conformance standards. That said, you should do both automated and manual testing to capture everything. We'll talk about both types of review starting with automated testing. Automated accessibility testing can happen in live experiences, component repositories, and even in code editors as we build. In most audits, you will likely review live code. This code has been pushed to production and is available for end users. This could mean reviewing a website, a mobile app, or the like. For design systems you might find reviewing code wherever you're hosting your components is easier and more efficient. For many folks, that can be a place like Storybook.…
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