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 Keyboard navigation is not enabled by default in some browsers.
-  * [https://stackoverflow.com/a/11713537|How to enable keyboard tabbing in Firefox on Macs]
+  * [[https://stackoverflow.com/a/11713537|How to enable keyboard tabbing in Firefox on Macs]]
   * In Chrome, to go Settings > Accessibility. Turn on “Navigate pages with a text cursor” and “Show a quick highlight on the focused object.”
-  * In Safari, go to Settings > Advanced and check “Press Tab to highlight each item on a webpage” ([https://twitter.com/springbroken/status/1552718321899954179|screenshot])
+  * In Safari, go to Settings > Advanced and check “Press Tab to highlight each item on a webpage” ([[https://twitter.com/springbroken/status/1552718321899954179|screenshot]])
 Place your cursor in the address bar and then press the tab key to move sequentially through focusable items. Use Shift-Tab to go back. Press Enter or Space to open dropdowns or activate buttons. Within dropdown menus and tab sets, you should be able to use the arrow keys to navigate the subsections. Use Escape to close dropdowns, popups, and modals.
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 ==== References: ====
-* [Keyboard Testing: The A11y Enhancement to Your Definition of Done](https://dev.to/steady5063/keyboard-testing-the-a11y-enhancement-to-your-definition-of-done-2n7c)
+[[https://dev.to/steady5063/keyboard-testing-the-a11y-enhancement-to-your-definition-of-done-2n7c|Keyboard Testing: The A11y Enhancement to Your Definition of Done]]
 ===== Testing with Screen Readers =====
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 Getting started with screen readers can be challenging because they lack visible controls. Find a cheat sheet of keyboard shortcuts for the software you’re using, and have it ready before you begin.
-[https://www.sarasoueidan.com/blog/testing-environment-setup/|Setting up a screen reader testing environment on your computer, Sara Soueidan]
+[[https://www.sarasoueidan.com/blog/testing-environment-setup/|Setting up a screen reader testing environment on your computer, Sara Soueidan]]
-[https://accessibility.huit.harvard.edu/manual-testing-accessibility#sr|Getting started with screen reader testing, Harvard University Digital Accessibility team]
+[[https://accessibility.huit.harvard.edu/manual-testing-accessibility#sr|Getting started with screen reader testing, Harvard University Digital Accessibility team]]
 Guides to keyboard shortcuts in screen readers:
-  * [https://dequeuniversity.com/screenreaders/survival-guide|Desktop Screen Readers Survival Guide - Basic Keyboard Shortcuts] Shows a combined chart of common shortcuts in all major screen readers
+  * [[https://dequeuniversity.com/screenreaders/survival-guide|Desktop Screen Readers Survival Guide - Basic Keyboard Shortcuts]] Shows a combined chart of common shortcuts in all major screen readers
-  * [https://dequeuniversity.com/screenreaders/jaws-keyboard-shortcuts|JAWS Keyboard Shortcuts]
+  * [[https://dequeuniversity.com/screenreaders/jaws-keyboard-shortcuts|JAWS Keyboard Shortcuts]]
-  * [https://dequeuniversity.com/screenreaders/nvda-keyboard-shortcuts|NVDA Keyboard Shortcuts]
+  * [[https://dequeuniversity.com/screenreaders/nvda-keyboard-shortcuts|NVDA Keyboard Shortcuts]]
-  * [https://dequeuniversity.com/screenreaders/voiceover-keyboard-shortcuts|VoiceOver Keyboard Shortcuts]
+  * [[https://dequeuniversity.com/screenreaders/voiceover-keyboard-shortcuts|VoiceOver Keyboard Shortcuts]]
-To speed up testing, you can turn on the screen reader’s feature to display a transcript of the page. This shows exactly what the screen reader will announce. For Macs, the [https://www.smashingmagazine.com/2021/06/automating-screen-reader-testing-macos-autovo/|Auto VO] tool automates VoiceOver tests. The transcript will update live as you move through interactive controls.
+To speed up testing, you can turn on the screen reader’s feature to display a transcript of the page. This shows exactly what the screen reader will announce. For Macs, the [[https://www.smashingmagazine.com/2021/06/automating-screen-reader-testing-macos-autovo/|Auto VO]] tool automates VoiceOver tests. The transcript will update live as you move through interactive controls.
 ===== Testing Color Contrast =====
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 The various accessibility testing browser extensions will flag instances of insufficient color contrast. To test new color combinations, there are numerous tools. The most basic are:
-  * [https://webaim.org/resources/contrastchecker/|WebAIM Color Contrast checker]
+  * [[https://webaim.org/resources/contrastchecker/|WebAIM Color Contrast checker]]
-  * [https://webaim.org/resources/linkcontrastchecker/|WebAIM Link Contrast checker]
+  * [[https://webaim.org/resources/linkcontrastchecker/|WebAIM Link Contrast checker]]
 To find new accessible color combinations, try:
-  * [http://web-accessibility.carnegiemuseums.org/design/color/|Carnegie Museums’ color accessibility guidelines]
+  * [[http://web-accessibility.carnegiemuseums.org/design/color/|Carnegie Museums’ color accessibility guidelines]]
-  * [https://contrast-finder.tanaguru.com/|Tanaguru contrast finder]
+  * [[https://contrast-finder.tanaguru.com/|Tanaguru contrast finder]]
-  * [https://geenes.app/editor/accessibility)
+  * [[https://geenes.app/editor/accessibility|Geenes]]
-|Geenes]
 ==== Stylesheets and Bookmarklets for Specific Issues ====
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 Some developers have assembled stylesheets that you can apply to your pages to highlight specific accessibility problems.
-  * [https://a11y-tools.com/bookmarklets/|A11y Audit bookmarklets]
+  * [[https://a11y-tools.com/bookmarklets/|A11y Audit bookmarklets]]
-  * [https://ffoodd.github.io/a11y.css/|A11y.css]
+  * [[https://ffoodd.github.io/a11y.css/|A11y.css]]
-  * [https://absichtbar.de/public/test/zugangstest_missing.css|Annika Brinkman’s CSS warnings stylesheet]
+  * [[https://absichtbar.de/public/test/zugangstest_missing.css|Annika Brinkman’s CSS warnings stylesheet]]
 ==== Automated Testing ====
-  * [https://docs.deque.com/devtools-html/4.0.0/en/cli-home|axe DevTools HTML CLI]
+  * [[https://docs.deque.com/devtools-html/4.0.0/en/cli-home|axe DevTools HTML CLI]]
-  * [https://www.smashingmagazine.com/2021/06/automating-screen-reader-testing-macos-autovo/Automating Screen Reader Testing On macOS Using Auto VO]
+  * [[https://www.smashingmagazine.com/2021/06/automating-screen-reader-testing-macos-autovo/Automating Screen Reader Testing On macOS Using Auto VO]]