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title: "Conducting Accessibility Research In An Inaccessible Ecosystem — Smashing Magazine"
url: https://daily.dev/posts/conducting-accessibility-research-in-an-inaccessible-ecosystem-smashing-magazine-dxaaul7xo
source_url: https://smashingmagazine.com/2024/04/conducting-accessibility-research-inaccessible-ecosystem/
type: article
source: "Smashing Magazine"
published: 2024-04-25T16:35:51.821Z
updated: 2024-05-09T09:23:16.455Z
tags: ["user-testing"]
reading_time: 16
upvotes: 0
comments: 0
language: en
---

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# 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.

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