WebAIM’s Quick Reference Guide is a beginner’s guide to learning about testing web content for accessibility. It offers an introduction to 7 ways to test for accessibility as well as additional resources to learn more.
- Test with WAVE: An overview of WAVE with suggested areas in the WAVE report to look at.
- Use a Checklist: This links to WebAIM’s simplified, condensed version of the WCAG specifications.
Still learning about accessibility? Use Digital Accessibility’s Check Sheet (PDF) as a beginner step toward reviewing accessibility. - Check Keyboard Accessibility: Learn the basics for using the keyboard to check for accessibility
- Test Content Scaling: Instructions for testing how content scales or reflows without loss of content or functionality.
- Test with a Screen Reader: Links for WebAIM’s tutorials for screen readers.
- Scan for Other Issues: WebAIM highlights other manual tests and checks to perform, such as for multimedia and color (Example of accessibility error: See the green button for color-blindness information) and locations (Example of accessibility error: Locate the cancel self-destruct button to the right.)
WebAIM offers this information as a one-page downloadable (accessible) PDF. Pair this with the Digital Accessibility Check Sheet to review web pages for accessibility.