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ARIA and Real World Dangers

September 27, 2025

Learn ARIA deeply before deploying it broadly. HTML should always be the first tool of choice. Use ARIA only when necessary, and only with precision. Done right, ARIA enhances accessibility. Done wrong, it undermines it.

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Testing Methods: TimeoutsNovember 14, 2025
WCAG 2.2.6 Timeouts ensures users are warned before inactivity leads to data loss. It supports those who need extra time to complete tasks and promotes inclusive design. A hybrid testing approach, automated, AI-based, and manual, best ensures compliance and real user protection.
Testing Methods: Re-authenticatingNovember 13, 2025
WCAG 2.2.5 Re-authenticating (Level AAA) ensures users can log back in without losing data or context. A hybrid testing approach, combining automated, AI, and manual methods, ensures accessibility, usability, and inclusive, user-centered workflows.
Testing Methods: InterruptionsNovember 12, 2025
WCAG 2.2.4 Interruptions (Level AAA) ensures users can control or disable nonessential alerts, reducing distractions and improving focus. A hybrid testing approach, combining automation, AI, and manual review, offers the most effective path to achieving true accessibility and user respect.
Testing Methods: No TimingNovember 11, 2025
WCAG 2.2.3 No Timing ensures users aren’t limited by time when interacting with content. A Level AAA criterion, it promotes inclusivity by allowing users to pause, stop, or extend timers. A hybrid of automated, AI, and manual testing best ensures accessibility for all.
Testing Methods: Pause, Stop, HideNovember 10, 2025
WCAG 2.2.2 Pause, Stop, Hide ensures users can control moving, blinking, or auto-updating content, reducing distraction and cognitive overload. A hybrid testing approach; automated, AI-based, and manual, delivers thorough, reliable accessibility validation for diverse user needs.