diff --git a/common/test/acceptance/tests/lms/test_account_settings.py b/common/test/acceptance/tests/lms/test_account_settings.py
index 4b6b3a30a0..dc00718b53 100644
--- a/common/test/acceptance/tests/lms/test_account_settings.py
+++ b/common/test/acceptance/tests/lms/test_account_settings.py
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ from ...pages.lms.dashboard import DashboardPage
 from ..helpers import EventsTestMixin
 
 
-@attr('shard_5')
 class AccountSettingsTestMixin(EventsTestMixin, WebAppTest):
     """
     Mixin with helper methods to test the account settings page.
@@ -460,4 +459,10 @@ class AccountSettingsA11yTest(AccountSettingsTestMixin, WebAppTest):
         """
         self.log_in_as_unique_user()
         self.visit_account_settings_page()
+        self.account_settings_page.a11y_audit.config.set_rules({
+            'ignore': [
+                'link-href',  # TODO: AC-233, AC-230
+                'skip-link',  # TODO: AC-179
+            ],
+        })
         self.account_settings_page.a11y_audit.check_for_accessibility_errors()
diff --git a/common/test/acceptance/tests/lms/test_learner_profile.py b/common/test/acceptance/tests/lms/test_learner_profile.py
index 207a7e7bef..d32a489451 100644
--- a/common/test/acceptance/tests/lms/test_learner_profile.py
+++ b/common/test/acceptance/tests/lms/test_learner_profile.py
@@ -765,10 +765,12 @@ class LearnerProfileA11yTest(LearnerProfileTestMixin, WebAppTest):
         username, _ = self.log_in_as_unique_user()
         profile_page = self.visit_profile_page(username)
 
-        # TODO: There are several existing color contrast errors on this page,
-        # we will ignore this error in the test until we fix them.
         profile_page.a11y_audit.config.set_rules({
-            "ignore": ['color-contrast'],
+            "ignore": [
+                'color-contrast',  # TODO: AC-232
+                'skip-link',  # TODO: AC-179
+                'link-href',  # TODO: AC-231
+            ],
         })
 
         profile_page.a11y_audit.check_for_accessibility_errors()
@@ -791,4 +793,12 @@ class LearnerProfileA11yTest(LearnerProfileTestMixin, WebAppTest):
         different_username, _ = self.initialize_different_user(privacy=self.PRIVACY_PUBLIC)
         self.log_in_as_unique_user()
         profile_page = self.visit_profile_page(different_username)
+
+        profile_page.a11y_audit.config.set_rules({
+            "ignore": [
+                'skip-link',  # TODO: AC-179
+                'link-href',  # TODO: AC-231
+            ],
+        })
+
         profile_page.a11y_audit.check_for_accessibility_errors()
diff --git a/common/test/acceptance/tests/lms/test_lms_dashboard.py b/common/test/acceptance/tests/lms/test_lms_dashboard.py
index 4e8cbf599c..ec13ddfc41 100644
--- a/common/test/acceptance/tests/lms/test_lms_dashboard.py
+++ b/common/test/acceptance/tests/lms/test_lms_dashboard.py
@@ -233,10 +233,11 @@ class LmsDashboardA11yTest(BaseLmsDashboardTest):
         course_listings = self.dashboard_page.get_course_listings()
         self.assertEqual(len(course_listings), 1)
 
-        # There are several existing color contrast errors on this page,
-        # we will ignore this error in the test until we fix them.
         self.dashboard_page.a11y_audit.config.set_rules({
-            "ignore": ['color-contrast'],
+            "ignore": [
+                'skip-link',  # TODO: AC-179
+                'link-href',  # TODO: AC-230
+            ],
         })
 
         self.dashboard_page.a11y_audit.check_for_accessibility_errors()
diff --git a/common/test/acceptance/tests/studio/test_studio_library.py b/common/test/acceptance/tests/studio/test_studio_library.py
index fed2f5b8cf..facd11b6d6 100644
--- a/common/test/acceptance/tests/studio/test_studio_library.py
+++ b/common/test/acceptance/tests/studio/test_studio_library.py
@@ -656,7 +656,13 @@ class StudioLibraryA11yTest(StudioLibraryTest):
         # There are several existing color contrast errors on this page,
         # we will ignore this error in the test until we fix them.
         lib_page.a11y_audit.config.set_rules({
-            "ignore": ['color-contrast'],
+            "ignore": [
+                'color-contrast',  # TODO: AC-225
+                'link-href',  # TODO: AC-226
+                'nav-aria-label',  # TODO: AC-227
+                'skip-link',  # TODO: AC-228
+                'icon-aria-hidden',  # TODO: AC-229
+            ],
         })
 
         lib_page.a11y_audit.check_for_accessibility_errors()
diff --git a/common/test/acceptance/tests/video/test_studio_video_module.py b/common/test/acceptance/tests/video/test_studio_video_module.py
index ff067e9fc7..ac9dde7f8e 100644
--- a/common/test/acceptance/tests/video/test_studio_video_module.py
+++ b/common/test/acceptance/tests/video/test_studio_video_module.py
@@ -344,6 +344,11 @@ class CMSVideoA11yTest(CMSVideoBaseTest):
     def test_video_player_a11y(self):
         # Limit the scope of the audit to the video player only.
         self.outline.a11y_audit.config.set_scope(include=["div.video"])
+        self.outline.a11y_audit.config.set_rules({
+            "ignore": [
+                'link-href',  # TODO: AC-223
+            ],
+        })
 
         self._create_course_unit()
         self.outline.a11y_audit.check_for_accessibility_errors()
diff --git a/common/test/acceptance/tests/video/test_video_module.py b/common/test/acceptance/tests/video/test_video_module.py
index 825a37e6c2..fb2c1fc6e9 100644
--- a/common/test/acceptance/tests/video/test_video_module.py
+++ b/common/test/acceptance/tests/video/test_video_module.py
@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@
 """
 Acceptance tests for Video.
 """
+import os
+
+from mock import patch
 from nose.plugins.attrib import attr
 from unittest import skipIf, skip
 from ..helpers import UniqueCourseTest, is_youtube_available, YouTubeStubConfig
@@ -30,7 +33,6 @@ HTML5_SOURCES_INCORRECT = [
 ]
 
 
-@attr('shard_4')
 @skipIf(is_youtube_available() is False, 'YouTube is not available!')
 class VideoBaseTest(UniqueCourseTest):
     """
@@ -192,6 +194,7 @@ class VideoBaseTest(UniqueCourseTest):
         self.video.wait_for_video_player_render()
 
 
+@attr('shard_4')
 class YouTubeVideoTest(VideoBaseTest):
     """ Test YouTube Video Player """
 
@@ -849,6 +852,7 @@ class YouTubeVideoTest(VideoBaseTest):
         execute_video_steps(tab1_video_names)
 
 
+@attr('shard_4')
 class YouTubeHtml5VideoTest(VideoBaseTest):
     """ Test YouTube HTML5 Video Player """
 
@@ -870,6 +874,7 @@ class YouTubeHtml5VideoTest(VideoBaseTest):
         self.assertTrue(self.video.is_video_rendered('youtube'))
 
 
+@attr('shard_4')
 class Html5VideoTest(VideoBaseTest):
     """ Test HTML5 Video Player """
 
@@ -1055,6 +1060,7 @@ class Html5VideoTest(VideoBaseTest):
         self.assertTrue(all([source in HTML5_SOURCES for source in self.video.sources]))
 
 
+@attr('shard_4')
 class YouTubeQualityTest(VideoBaseTest):
     """ Test YouTube Video Quality Button """
 
@@ -1099,3 +1105,36 @@ class YouTubeQualityTest(VideoBaseTest):
         self.video.click_player_button('quality')
 
         self.assertTrue(self.video.is_quality_button_active)
+
+
+@attr('a11y')
+class LMSVideoModuleA11yTest(VideoBaseTest):
+    """
+    LMS Video Accessibility Test Class
+    """
+
+    def setUp(self):
+        browser = os.environ.get('SELENIUM_BROWSER', 'firefox')
+
+        # the a11y tests run in CI under phantomjs which doesn't
+        # support html5 video or flash player, so the video tests
+        # don't work in it. We still want to be able to run these
+        # tests in CI, so override the browser setting if it is
+        # phantomjs.
+        if browser == 'phantomjs':
+            browser = 'firefox'
+
+        with patch.dict(os.environ, {'SELENIUM_BROWSER': browser}):
+            super(LMSVideoModuleA11yTest, self).setUp()
+
+    def test_video_player_a11y(self):
+        self.navigate_to_video()
+
+        # Limit the scope of the audit to the video player only.
+        self.video.a11y_audit.config.set_scope(include=["div.video"])
+        self.video.a11y_audit.config.set_rules({
+            "ignore": [
+                'link-href',  # TODO: AC-223
+            ],
+        })
+        self.video.a11y_audit.check_for_accessibility_errors()
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 876b169897..c7f7232cb4 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
     "uglify-js": "2.4.24"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "jshint": "^2.7.0"
+    "jshint": "^2.7.0",
+    "edx-custom-a11y-rules": "edx/edx-custom-a11y-rules"
   }
 }
diff --git a/pavelib/paver_tests/test_paver_bok_choy_cmds.py b/pavelib/paver_tests/test_paver_bok_choy_cmds.py
index 9df04d09e9..87a0969cd6 100644
--- a/pavelib/paver_tests/test_paver_bok_choy_cmds.py
+++ b/pavelib/paver_tests/test_paver_bok_choy_cmds.py
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ class TestPaverBokChoyCmd(unittest.TestCase):
             "DEFAULT_STORE={default_store} "
             "SCREENSHOT_DIR='{repo_dir}/test_root/log{shard_str}' "
             "BOK_CHOY_HAR_DIR='{repo_dir}/test_root/log{shard_str}/hars' "
+            "BOKCHOY_A11Y_CUSTOM_RULES_FILE='{repo_dir}/{a11y_custom_file}' "
             "SELENIUM_DRIVER_LOG_DIR='{repo_dir}/test_root/log{shard_str}' "
             "nosetests {repo_dir}/common/test/acceptance/{exp_text} "
             "--with-xunit "
@@ -35,6 +36,7 @@ class TestPaverBokChoyCmd(unittest.TestCase):
             repo_dir=REPO_DIR,
             shard_str='/shard_' + self.shard if self.shard else '',
             exp_text=name,
+            a11y_custom_file='node_modules/edx-custom-a11y-rules/lib/custom_a11y_rules.js',
         )
         return expected_statement
 
diff --git a/pavelib/utils/envs.py b/pavelib/utils/envs.py
index ac5b5be565..7fef62016f 100644
--- a/pavelib/utils/envs.py
+++ b/pavelib/utils/envs.py
@@ -32,6 +32,10 @@ class Env(object):
     BOK_CHOY_A11Y_REPORT_DIR = REPORT_DIR / "a11y"
     BOK_CHOY_COVERAGERC = BOK_CHOY_DIR / ".coveragerc"
     BOK_CHOY_A11Y_COVERAGERC = BOK_CHOY_DIR / ".a11ycoveragerc"
+    BOK_CHOY_A11Y_CUSTOM_RULES_FILE = (
+        REPO_ROOT / "node_modules" / "edx-custom-a11y-rules" /
+        "lib" / "custom_a11y_rules.js"
+    )
 
     # If set, put reports for run in "unique" directories.
     # The main purpose of this is to ensure that the reports can be 'slurped'
diff --git a/pavelib/utils/test/suites/bokchoy_suite.py b/pavelib/utils/test/suites/bokchoy_suite.py
index 7e87b15c33..2c73597a9b 100644
--- a/pavelib/utils/test/suites/bokchoy_suite.py
+++ b/pavelib/utils/test/suites/bokchoy_suite.py
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ class BokChoyTestSuite(TestSuite):
         self.num_processes = kwargs.get('num_processes', DEFAULT_NUM_PROCESSES)
         self.extra_args = kwargs.get('extra_args', '')
         self.har_dir = self.log_dir / 'hars'
+        self.a11y_file = Env.BOK_CHOY_A11Y_CUSTOM_RULES_FILE
         self.imports_dir = kwargs.get('imports_dir', None)
         self.coveragerc = kwargs.get('coveragerc', None)
 
@@ -205,6 +206,7 @@ class BokChoyTestSuite(TestSuite):
             "DEFAULT_STORE={}".format(self.default_store),
             "SCREENSHOT_DIR='{}'".format(self.log_dir),
             "BOK_CHOY_HAR_DIR='{}'".format(self.har_dir),
+            "BOKCHOY_A11Y_CUSTOM_RULES_FILE='{}'".format(self.a11y_file),
             "SELENIUM_DRIVER_LOG_DIR='{}'".format(self.log_dir),
             "nosetests",
             test_spec,