Integrity and truth in marketing claims of accessibility testing tools
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The article critically examines integrity issues in the marketing of accessibility testing tools, drawing parallels between the loss of trust in Accessibility Overlay companies and potentially misleading claims by automated testing tool vendors. The author questions whether marketing claims match reality, particularly regarding what these tools actually deliver for people with disabilities.
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· 3 pulledWhat is the measure of integrity in the marketing of accessibility testing tools?
We have all witnessed the loss of trust in Accessibility Overlay companies, because their claims and the reality of what they do for the accessibility of a web site for people with disabilities bears little to no relation.
Consummate professionalism as always for me.
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