--- title: Conducting Accessibility Research In An Inaccessible... description: Researchers conducting accessibility research should leverage all available tools to create and replicate testing environments. It is important to include... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/conducting-accessibility-research-in-an-inaccessible-ecosystem-smashing-magazine-dxaaul7xo twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Conducting Accessibility Research In An Inaccessible Ecosystem — Smashing Magazine | daily.dev og:description: Researchers conducting accessibility research should leverage all available tools to create and replicate testing environments. It is important to include... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/conducting-accessibility-research-in-an-inaccessible-ecosystem-smashing-magazine-dxaaul7xo og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/DXaAuL7xO.png og:image:alt: Conducting Accessibility Research In An Inaccessible Ecosystem — Smashing Magazine og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Conducting Accessibility Research In An Inaccessible Ecosystem — Smashing Magazine **[Smashing Magazine](https://daily.dev/sources/smashing)** · 16 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Researchers conducting accessibility research should leverage all available tools to create and replicate testing environments. It is important to include disabled participants in prototype research to incorporate key considerations and supplement accessibility guidelines with real-world feedback. Ways to conduct prototype research while working around inaccessible prototypes include using a survey, conducting co-design sessions, testing with similar systems, building rapid prototypes, and using the Wizard of Oz method. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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