Drag the autocomplete bookmarklet to your bookmarks bar. I created this bookmarklet for testing WCAG success criterion 1.3.5 Identify Input Purpose (AA) which requires that if an input field requests personal information about the user, we must apply the appropriate autocomplete value to the field. For example, an input field requesting the user’s full name … Continue reading “Autocomplete accessibility bookmarklet”
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Preparing for an accessibility test
Last updated: 6 May 2026 This is the first article in a series about how to run an accessibility test. The companion video and information on performing an accessibility test are available from the Accessibility Testing project page. If you’re new to accessibility, check out the many resources at the W3C Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI). … Continue reading “Preparing for an accessibility test”
Performing an accessibility test
Last updated: 5 May 2026 This audit was performed against WCAG 2.1 AA. The companion videos and information on performing an accessibility test are available from the Accessibility Testing project page. In part one, we looked at setting up our environment for accessibility testing, including configuring the accessibility testing spreadsheet. We scoped the homepage of … Continue reading “Performing an accessibility test”
How accessible is the 2020 US census?
Like most US households, I received my 2020 census form in the mail this past week and I decided to see how accessible the process really is since it’s a US government website subject to Section 508 compliance. The first thing to note is that someone with low vision or who is blind might have … Continue reading “How accessible is the 2020 US census?”
5 ways to improve table accessibility
Last updated: 4 May 2026 I recently came across this example of an HTML table that was marked up correctly, for the most part, but lacked some of the important coding nuances needed to make a table truly accessible. Below is a screen shot of that table with the areas of concern highlighted. Depending on … Continue reading “5 ways to improve table accessibility”