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Oh goody, a LinkedIn connection request with a message!

Let’s break this down:

> …vc backed…
Focused on quarterly profits / RoI instead of outcomes.

> …invite-only…
NDAs and other gag agreements.

> …openAI browser…
Chromium that begs authors for ARIA to parse content.

> …seeing promising results…
Which aren’t genuine results.

> …goal is 100% WCAG testing…
Ah, snake oil.

> …with high capture rates.
Sales targets, not WCAG coverage.

#accessibility #a11y #WCAG

Hey Adrian, We're a new vc backed accessibility company automating the testing process using invite-only openAI browser technology, and are seeing promising results. Our goal is 100% WCAG testing with high capture rates. Would love to tell you more if this sounds interesting!
#a11y #Accessibility #wcag
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Adrian Roselli, pH0

They responded. So I responded:

Because WCAG cannot be automated to 100%:
karlgroves.com/web-accessibili…

Automated tools have demonstrated that for years:
adrianroselli.com/2023/01/comp…

Every time someone claims higher, it's been a lie:
adrianroselli.com/2025/03/be-w…

Or otherwise based on bad math:
adrianroselli.com/2022/07/what…

Another vendor was fined by the FTC for claiming full coverage:
adrianroselli.com/2025/01/ftc-…

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Hey Adrian - sorry if it came off aggressive. I'm not vc backed to make profits, it just lets me bring the technology to the world quicker - I am not going for sales targets, but genuine wcag coverage + usability testing. I'm particularly interested as to your thoughts why 100% wcag testing would be snake oil? Why do you think its not possible? Keen to get your perspective.

Web Accessibility Testing: What Can be Tested and How - Karl Groves

The Short Version Read this if you’re disinclined to read the entire list of specific WCAG Success Criterion and look at how each can be tested.
Karl Groves (karlgroves.com)
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