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# Accessibility
Accessibility is important for users who use screen readers or rely on keyboard-only functionality
to ensure they have an equivalent experience to sighted mouse users.
## Accessibility best practices
Follow these [best practices](best_practices.md) to implement accessible web applications. These are
some of the topics covered in that guide:
- [Quick checklist](best_practices.md#quick-checklist)
- [Accessible names for screen readers](best_practices.md#provide-accessible-names-for-screen-readers)
- [Icons](best_practices.md#icons)
- [When to use ARIA](best_practices.md#when-to-use-aria)
## Automated accessibility testing
Uncover accessibility problems and ensure that your features stay accessible over time by
[implementing automated A11Y tests](automated_testing.md).
- [When to add accessibility tests](automated_testing.md#when-to-add-accessibility-tests)
- [How to add accessibility tests](automated_testing.md#how-to-add-accessibility-tests)
## Other resources
Use these tools and learning resources to improve your web accessibility workflow and skills.
### Viewing the browser accessibility tree
- [Firefox DevTools guide](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Tools/Accessibility_inspector#accessing_the_accessibility_inspector)
- [Chrome DevTools guide](https://developer.chrome.com/docs/devtools/accessibility/reference/#pane)
### Browser extensions
We have two options for Web accessibility testing:
- [axe](https://www.deque.com/axe/) for [Firefox](https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/axe-devtools/)
- [axe](https://www.deque.com/axe/) for [Chrome](https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/axe-devtools-web-accessib/lhdoppojpmngadmnindnejefpokejbdd)
### Other links
- [The A11Y Project](https://www.a11yproject.com/) is a good resource for accessibility
- [Awesome Accessibility](https://github.com/brunopulis/awesome-a11y)
is a compilation of accessibility-related material
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