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title: "Testing Products for Accessibility: Why Manual and Automated Testing Go Hand-in-Hand at Minnebar (2025)"
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# Testing Products for Accessibility: Why Manual and Automated Testing Go Hand-in-Hand

John Caplinger

May 3, 2025

## About the talk

We often hear debates about whether manual or automated accessibility testing is the better approach, but in my experience, it's not about choosing one over the other--they work best together! Join me as I share insights from performing manual audits alongside automated tests, revealing what each method catches (and misses) and why combining both is essential for creating truly accessible products.

## Presented by

John Caplinger

QA Analyst

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John Caplinger

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