2. Introduction to WAI-ARIA
Validating WAI-ARIA
There are a number of tools that can be used to validate WAI-ARIA to ensure it is being used correctly. Watch the following video for a quick look at WAI-ARIA validation with Lighthouse and aXe. Install these tools in your browser, so you have them available for testing as you complete the activities in the coming units.
Video: WAI-ARIA Validation
Toolkit:
Web-Based Validator
- W3C HTML Validator (validates WAI-ARIA as part of HTML5)
Chrome
- Chrome Developer Tools (comes with Chrome)
- Lighthouse (extends Chrome Developer Tools with an Audit tab)
- ARIA Validator
- aXe (for Chrome)