This is why adding accessibility data to the current BCD framework is tricky.
Accessibility needs behavioural tests. It’s not enough that a feature has the correct role, it also needs to behave correctly.
Luckily we have browser behavioural tests in Web Platform Tests but those also come with issues.
▪️WPT is primarily for browser vendors so there’s a bunch that is irrelevant to devs
▪️there are inconsistencies in test quality
▪️some web features are really difficult to test properly.
This isn’t an impossible task though! Lots of improvements have been made to WPT over the last few years which make some of this work much easier.
Next Wednesday I’m hosting a session about this, it’s hybrid so come if you can! Let’s figure this out together ✨
One more thing, I’m framing this in the context of accessibility but according to the poll responses developers thing what I’m pitching is what’s actually happening.
So we might as well figure out how to make it happen and meet developers’ expectations 💃🏽