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Summary

The Accessibility testing section currently only links to WAVE. This PR adds three additional testing tools that complement WAVE by covering different testing approaches:

  • axe DevTools — Browser extension by Deque, the most widely used automated WCAG testing tool
  • RatedWithAI — AI-powered accessibility scanner with WCAG 2.2 compliance scoring
  • Pa11y — Command-line accessibility testing tool, ideal for CI/CD pipeline integration

Why these tools?

Each fills a different gap in the testing workflow:

  • WAVE (existing): Visual in-page evaluation
  • axe DevTools (new): Deep browser-integrated automated scanning
  • RatedWithAI (new): Quick online scanning with AI-powered scoring
  • Pa11y (new): Automated CLI testing for continuous integration

Together they give developers a more complete accessibility testing toolkit.

Checklist

  • Tools are free to use (or have free tiers)
  • Follows existing formatting conventions
  • Added to the appropriate section (Accessibility testing)

The Accessibility testing section currently only references WAVE. Added three
additional widely-used testing tools to give developers more options:

- axe DevTools: Browser extension by Deque for automated WCAG testing
- RatedWithAI: AI-powered accessibility scanner with WCAG 2.2 scoring
- Pa11y: CLI accessibility testing tool ideal for CI/CD pipelines

These complement WAVE by covering different testing approaches (browser
extension, online scanner, and command-line/CI integration).
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