Accessibility ARIA vs Accessibility Audit Tools

Developers should learn and use ARIA when building interactive web applications with complex UI components (e meets developers should learn and use accessibility audit tools to ensure their products are usable by people with diverse abilities, which is often a legal requirement (e. Here's our take.

Accessibility ARIA

Nice Pick

Developers should learn and use ARIA when building interactive web applications with complex UI components (e

Pros

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• Related to: html-semantics, web-accessibility

Cons

• Specific tradeoffs depend on your use case

Accessibility Audit Tools

Developers should learn and use accessibility audit tools to ensure their products are usable by people with diverse abilities, which is often a legal requirement (e

Pros

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• Related to: web-accessibility, wcag-guidelines

Cons

• Specific tradeoffs depend on your use case

The Verdict

These tools serve different purposes. Accessibility ARIA is a concept while Accessibility Audit Tools is a tool. We picked Accessibility ARIA based on overall popularity, but your choice depends on what you're building.

The Bottom Line

Accessibility ARIA wins

Based on overall popularity. Accessibility ARIA is more widely used, but Accessibility Audit Tools excels in its own space.