Accessibility Resources
I’ve personally curated this list to help you dive deeper into digital accessibility — whether you're just starting or already working on making your site more inclusive. These are the same tools and articles I use when advising clients and auditing websites.
📘 Guidelines and Standards
- WCAG (Web Content Accessibility Guidelines) — The industry benchmark for accessibility best practices.
- Section 508 — Legal accessibility compliance for U.S. federal agencies and contractors.
- Apple Accessibility Design — How to build inclusive experiences on iOS/macOS.
- Google Material Accessibility — Design accessibility guidelines for Android and web apps.
- Inclusive Design Principles — Practical, real-world design thinking for everyone.
🧪 Tools and Testing
- WAVE — Visual accessibility audit of any web page.
- axe DevTools — Chrome/Firefox extension for in-browser testing.
- NVDA Screen Reader — Free screen reader for Windows (great for testing non-visual access).
- ScreenReader.ai — AI-powered screen reader simulator to test visual hierarchy.
- Color Oracle — Simulate color blindness to improve visual contrast choices.
🎓 Learning & Training
- WebAIM — Deep dives, checklists, and intro guides to all things a11y.
- Deque University — Free and paid accessibility training courses.
- W3C Evaluation Tools — Step-by-step guide to evaluating your own content.
- Teach Access — Promoting accessible design and engineering education.
- Accessibility in UX Design — A Medium publication focused on usability and inclusion.
💡 Community & Blogs
- The A11Y Project — A community-driven resource hub for developers and designers.
- Inclusive Components — Practical tips for making UI elements accessible.
- Canaxess — Accessibility, disability, and digital equity in the workplace.
- Marcy Sutton — Blog by one of the OGs in a11y engineering.
- Adrian Roselli — Brutally honest, highly technical posts on accessible markup and testing.
🚀 Starter Kits & Templates
- IBM Accessibility Checker — Open-source tool you can integrate into your workflow.
- Inclusive Design Checklist — GitHub-based list of do's and don'ts.
- HTML5 Boilerplate — A good foundation with accessibility considerations built-in.
Got a favorite tool, article, or community I missed? Let me know — I’m always looking to expand this list with things that actually help.