tactual-dev/tactual

Overview

Tactual is a TypeScript tool that models the effort required for screen-reader users to discover, reach, and operate interactive web content. It analyzes navigation costs based on accessibility tree structure and interaction sequences.

Best for

Best for
Frontend developers and accessibility engineers aiming to reduce navigation effort for screen-reader users

Use cases

• Audit web pages for screen-reader navigation bottlenecks
• Compare accessibility costs of different UI implementations
• Integrate into CI pipelines to prevent regressions in screen-reader user effort

Notes

Tactual is a TypeScript tool that models the effort required for screen-reader users to discover, reach, and operate interactive web content. It analyzes navigation costs based on accessibility tree structure and interaction sequences.

0 stars on GitHub. Last updated 2026-05-03. Licensed Apache-2.0.

Use cases

• Audit web pages for screen-reader navigation bottlenecks
• Compare accessibility costs of different UI implementations
• Integrate into CI pipelines to prevent regressions in screen-reader user effort

Pros

• Provides a quantitative metric for a traditionally qualitative accessibility concern
• Open source and integrates with standard web development tooling
• Models real user effort rather than just checking for static accessibility rules

Cons

• Still early-stage with no stars or community adoption on GitHub
• Requires understanding of screen-reader interaction patterns to interpret results
• May not cover all disabilities or assistive technologies beyond screen readers

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