From 79ffd62193771e0792009102ac6d9d32e3828369 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Rahim Abdi Date: Mon, 6 Jul 2026 00:16:19 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] Update tests.md documentation --- documentation/tests.md | 29 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 29 insertions(+) diff --git a/documentation/tests.md b/documentation/tests.md index fbc78737b..7087c3b34 100644 --- a/documentation/tests.md +++ b/documentation/tests.md @@ -76,3 +76,32 @@ Start with [Running the WPT Tests for ARIA and Related Specs](./wpt.md). For detailed guidance on writing tests for the purposes of accessibility interoperability, please visit: [Accessibility Interop Project Overview and Contribution Guidelines](https://github.com/web-platform-tests/interop-accessibility/wiki/Accessibility-Interop-Project-Overview-and-Contribution-Guidelines). +## Web Platform Accessibility Testing Initiatives + +There are several concurrent initiatives towards testing various aspects of the web platform accessibility stack: + +### Acacia + +Acacia tests platform accessibility API mappings directly, as well as testing the internal accessibility tree: +- Acacia GitHub repo: https://github.com/Igalia/acacia +- Acacia goal and overview from Igalia: https://notes.igalia.com/s/UCAZ3KYIo + +### Accessibility Compat Data (ACD) + +Accessibility Compat Data (ACD) is a project to document how web platform features are supported by assistive technologies (AT) across different browsers: +- ACD GitHub repo: https://github.com/lolaslab/accessibility-compat-data + +### ARIA-AT + +The ARIA-AT project aims to empower equal inclusion by realizing interoperability for AT users: +- ARIA-AT homepage: https://aria-at.w3.org + +### Additional WebDriver Accessibility Test Accessors Using Web Platform Tests (WPT) + +Using WPT, more robust testing of browser-computed accessibility properties is possible by extending WebDriver with additional accessibility test accessors: +- `Get Accessibility Properties For Element` +- `Get Accessibility Properties For Accessibility Node` + +To this end, this approach helps realize greater accessibility interoperability through WebDriver and Web Platform Tests. For more information: +- "Get Accessibility Properties" WebDriver PR: https://github.com/w3c/webdriver/pull/1960 +- "Get Accessibility Properties" ARIA PR: https://github.com/w3c/aria/pull/2800 \ No newline at end of file