Accessibility Testing with VoiceOver and Safari

Ensuring your websites are accessible to everyone is a fundamental part of modern web development. By learning to navigate your site using a screen reader, you can experience your digital products the way assistive technology users do and catch critical usability issues early. This text-based course guides you through the foundational concepts of web accessibility and teaches you how to perform manual screen reader testing using VoiceOver on Safari. You will transition from understanding basic accessibility guidelines to confidently auditing your web pages for screen reader compatibility. What you'll learn: - Understand essential accessibility terminology, core WCAG principles, and how screen readers interpret web content. - Master VoiceOver keyboard commands and navigation patterns to audit web pages efficiently. - Identify common accessibility barriers such as missing alt text, poor heading structures, and keyboard traps. - Test interactive elements, forms, and dynamic content to ensure proper ARIA landmark usage and focus management. - Apply structured testing workflows to document issues and implement semantic HTML fixes. The course begins with foundational definitions of digital accessibility before moving into step-by-step written guides on configuring VoiceOver and navigating web layouts. You will then practice analyzing real-world code snippets and identifying common markup errors through written exercises. This course is designed for beginner web developers, designers, and QA testers who want to start testing for accessibility without any prior screen reader experience. Start reading today to make your web projects more inclusive and accessible for all users.