May 6, 2026
How to Configure a Scan for WCAG 2.2 AA
To configure a scan for WCAG 2.2 AA, set the rule set to WCAG 2.2 at conformance level AA, define the scope of pages or URL patterns to…
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Articles on automated and manual accessibility scanning — how scans work, what they detect, their limits.
May 6, 2026
To configure a scan for WCAG 2.2 AA, set the rule set to WCAG 2.2 at conformance level AA, define the scope of pages or URL patterns to…
May 5, 2026
WCAG 2.2 AA changes scans by introducing new success criteria that scanners must account for, though the practical impact on automated detection is limited. Most of the new…
May 4, 2026
Recurring scan schedule setup is the process of configuring an accessibility scanning tool to evaluate a defined set of pages on a fixed interval, with results delivered to…
May 3, 2026
Scan after a site redesign at four points: on staging before launch, on the day of launch, again 7 to 14 days after launch once content has settled,…
May 2, 2026
Most websites benefit from weekly accessibility scans, with high-activity sites moving to daily and stable sites reducing to monthly. The right scan frequency schedule depends on how often…
May 1, 2026
Most accessibility scanning tools let you export scan reports for your team in formats like PDF, CSV, HTML, and JSON. Exports give developers, designers, QA, and project managers…
April 30, 2026
To read a scan report, start with the summary counts, then move into the issue list where each entry shows the WCAG success criterion, severity, page location, the…
April 29, 2026
A useful accessibility scan report includes the issue type, the WCAG success criterion it relates to, the page or template where it was detected, the element or code…
April 28, 2026
Accessibility scans process dynamic content by loading a page in a headless browser, waiting for scripts to execute, and then evaluating the rendered HTML, CSS, and ARIA against…
April 27, 2026
April 26, 2026
Automated accessibility scans flag approximately 25% of WCAG issues on a given page. The remaining 75% requires human evaluation. Scans excel at detecting machine-verifiable conditions in code, but…
April 25, 2026
A scan can detect issues on a single page app, but only when the scanner is configured to wait for JavaScript-rendered content and to capture each application state.…