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Inspect What You Expect: Practical Accessibility Testing Glenda Sims @goodwitch Knowbility & UT Austin
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Ensuring Accessibility
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Testing Tools
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User Testing
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Implement & Maintain
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Validity: Building to Code ►
Validate (X)HTML, CSS & RSS
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http://validator.w3.org/unicorn/
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Accessibility Testing Tools ►
Accessibility/Web Standards Validators
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Listening with screenreaders
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Authoring Tool accessibility features o
Dreamweaver with WAVE extension
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Adobe Acrobat Pro - PDF
Enterprise Accessibility Reports
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Worldspace by Deque
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Rational Policy Tester by IBM
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Accessibility Management Platform by SSB Bart
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Accessibility Validators - Page by Page ►
CSS/XHTML Validators
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Worldpace by Deque
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The Wave
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Web Developer for Firefox
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Accessibility Toolbar for IE
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Luminosity Contrast Ratio Analyser
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FireEyes
Accessibility Tools can only automatedly test approximately 27% of the issues. Accessibility Testing requires human brain power! Creative Commons License – some rights reserved
WebAim 8 Step Implementation Model www.webaim.org/articles /implementation
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Implementation Strategy - Prioritize ►
Top 10% of pages based on use
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Critical Pages (required for your business purpose)
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Audience Public
Members
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Implementation Strategies Accessible (immediately, no excuses) ►
All new or revised pages
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Top 10% pages (based on analytics)
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Critical pages
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Accessibility pages
Accessible by (date) ►
Legacy Web Pages *
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Implementation – Work Smart ►
Tools that Support Accessibility ► ►
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HTML Authoring Tools Enterprise Wide Testing Tools
Web Templates MS Word / PDF ►
Select a readable font (avoid italics) ►
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www.webaim.org/techniques/fonts/
Do not use text boxes Avoid underlines (except for links) Use Headings and Lists Include Alt Text for Images Use Table Editor to create data tables Do NOT use Tables for Layout Use Word Templates
Provide user feedback method
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It is up to YOU!
For most people technology makes things easier. For people with disabilities, technology makes things possible. President’s Council on Disabilities