Live Accessibility Testing
- Your instructor
- Manuel Matuzović
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Workshop includes:
- 🔍 Live testing of real websites for accessibility issues
- ⌨️ How to use the keyboard to spot accessibility bugs
- 🧰 Automated testing tools in action
Free Workshop, 1h + Q&A • Thu, September 24, 2026
9:00 – 10:00 AM PDT • 18:00 – 19:00 CEST • Check your time zone ⏰
In this one-hour session, Manuel Matuzović will test the websites you provide for accessibility issues and show you quick first steps you can take to identify and assess them.
You’ll learn how to use automated testing tools and the keyboard to do so — join Manuel for this free live testing session and bring your website along!
Here’s What You Should Be Expecting:
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Interactive live session
A free, 1h-long live session
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Live site testing
See real accessibility issues diagnosed
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Expert perspective
From a certified accessibility expert
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Dedicated Q&A time
To ask all your questions!
Free!
With all video recordings &
slides.
In this one-hour session, Manuel Matuzović will test the websites you provide for accessibility issues and show you quick first steps you can take to identify and assess them. You’ll learn how to use automated testing tools and the keyboard to do so. Bring your questions, there’s dedicated Q&A time at the end.
You’ll walk away with:
- A first-hand look at live testing: watch Manuel diagnose real accessibility issues on websites submitted by attendees
- Automated testing know-how: how to use automated tools to catch common issues quickly
- Keyboard testing basics: how to use the keyboard alone to identify and assess accessibility bugs
Looking to build further expertise? This free session also serves as an introduction to two of Manuel’s full workshops:
- Deep Dive On Accessibility Testing — a comprehensive look at automated and manual testing, including screen readers, Single Page Applications, and build-pipeline integration.
- Accessible Frontend Patterns — a complementary focus on implementation: building accessible navigation, dialogs, accordions, cards, and other common UI components.
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Who Is This For
This session is for developers and designers who want practical first steps for identifying and assessing accessibility issues, using both automated tools and the keyboard.
About Manuel
Manuel Matuzović is a front-end developer who’s passionate about HTML and CSS. He works for the City of Vienna where he builds accessible frontends and assesses the quality of sites built by others. He’s a certified accessibility expert, auditor, teacher and consultant. He writes about accessibility, HTML, and CSS on his personal blog matuzo.at and htmhell.dev.
Free!
With all video recordings &
slides.
What hardware/software do you need?
To view the session, please install the Zoom client for Meetings, which is available for all the main OSs. It may take a little time to download and install, so please grab it ahead of time if you can.
Schedule
17:45 CEST
Virtual doors open, registration, chat and introductions.
18:00 – 19:00 CEST
Live accessibility testing: automated tools and keyboard testing on websites submitted by attendees.
19:00 – 19:30 CEST
Q&A with Manuel.
Free!
With all video recordings &
slides.