A practical guide to four open source accessibility tools for developers: GitHub's accessibility best practices guide (including an ACCESSIBILITY.md template and CI integration), the AI-powered GitHub Accessibility Scanner that runs on GitHub Actions using Copilot, the Accessibility Annotation Toolkit for Figma-based design handoff, and GitHub's accessibility documentation for testing with screen readers like NVDA. The post also promotes the Open Source Accessibility Summit on October 19 in Raleigh, NC.
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What is the GitHub Accessibility Scanner and how does it work?
The GitHub Accessibility Scanner is an open source, AI-powered tool that runs on GitHub Actions and uses Copilot to automatically find, file, and fix accessibility barriers in a codebase. It surfaces issues the same way other automated checks do, eliminating the need to wait for a manual audit. Developers shipping accessible UIs track tools like this on daily.dev before they become the standard.
What should I put in an ACCESSIBILITY.md file for my open source project?
GitHub's accessibility best practices guide provides a template for creating an ACCESSIBILITY.md file paired with accessibility checks in CI. The combination turns an abstract accessibility goal into a concrete, trackable part of the development workflow rather than a one-off effort. Open source maintainers building inclusive projects find resources like these on daily.dev.