How can you ensure your UID design remains accessible across assistive technologies during testing?

• A. Only use automated tests
• B. Test with screen readers, keyboard-only navigation, contrast checks; use automated tools (axe, Lighthouse) and manual verification; verify ARIA labeling.
• C. Rely on designer assumptions
• D. Ignore ARIA labeling

Answer: (B)

Ensuring accessibility across assistive technologies requires a practical testing approach that blends hands-on checks with automated tools and a focus on semantics. Use screen readers like JAWS, NVDA, or VoiceOver to hear how content is announced, and test keyboard-only navigation to confirm every interactive element is reachable and that focus moves in a logical order. Perform contrast checks to ensure text remains readable for users with low vision. Pair these manual checks with automated scanners such as axe and Lighthouse to catch common issues, and explicitly verify ARIA labeling so dynamic controls expose correct roles, states, and names to assistive technologies. This combination covers how content is perceived and how it is interacted with across different technologies, not just what automated tests flag. Relying only on automated tests can miss real-world navigation and perception issues, designer assumptions don’t substitute for actual user experience, and ignoring ARIA labeling leaves widgets ambiguous to assistive tools.