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17.3.2006 Copy Cat Testing in the UK
Accessibility testing, if considered at all by website managers, is usually limited to automated accessibility testing. A simple Google search will come up with hundreds of articles discussing why this is simply not enough. But most solutions on offer beyond that rely on able bodied 'specialists'.
Page Accessibility Labs has been relying on handicapped, 'target audience' testing to assess accessibility and usability since the beginning. According to this BBC article, someone in the UK gotten the message.
One thing is certain, however. To be sure that your site is accessible and usable, there is no real alternative to target audience testing.