Can accessibility testing be automated?
The goal of accessibility testing is to ensure that your app’s content and services are useable by individuals with a variety of disabilities (vision, hearing, etc.). It’s also about making sure that accessibility information is discernible and that the user interface is functional. Automation enables you to complete this task more quickly and with fewer errors. Automated accessibility testing is possible – and recommended.
The majority of accessibility testing are now performed manually – or not at all. Accessibility testing isn’t frequently automated and isn’t part of the lifecycle. However, it should be.
Accessibility must be built into the design process from the start. By shifting left, you can detect accessibility flaws when they’re less expensive to correct, just like other methods of testing. The cost of fixing an accessibility flaw once it’s in production can be 100 times higher than if it’s addressed during design.
There are tools like WAVE,JAWS use for Accessibility Testing