You CAN do this
Web Accessibility Testing
for Everyone.
Kim Doberstein
University of Minnesota - OIT
dobe0002@umn.edu
Web accessibility means that all users regardless of technology can
perceive,
understand,
navigate,
interact,
and contribute to
the “web”.
Kim's definition
Yay! - Web for everyone
Reality - not tested, not coded
Why?
1.3.1 Info and Relationships: Information, structure, and relationships conveyed through presentation can be programmatically determined or are available in text. (Level A)
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Sigh ...
Let's get to this "later"
WCAG 2.0 Success Criteria
Involve everyone
Can't fix something if we don't know about it
Focus on testing
Let's make testing easy!!!
Focus on testing for the biggest issues.
Catch "all" tests
Headings
Hyperlinks
Color & Contrast
Video and Audio
Images
Keyboard Navigation
"Landmarks"
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Let's keep the tools easy
Desktop / Laptop
Firefox browser
Chrome browser
3 browser plugins
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8 things to check
Simple software
We CAN do this!
Electronic Handout
z.umn.edu/KimMinneWebCon2017
Browser Plugins
AInspector Sidebar
WAVE Web Accessibility Tool
W15yQC
Demo Time
Screen Readers
?
A good idea ... but intimidating
Screen Readers
NVDA (Windows)
VoiceOver (Mac)
JAWS (Windows)
What to Check
Reading order
Heading list
Link list
Landmark list
Keyboard navigation
Making it Happen
New habits are often very fragile
When to consider
accessibility?
Involve Everyone
Make It Routine
Make It a Requirement
Make It a Priority
Celebrate
You CAN do this!
Kim Doberstein
dobe0002@umn.edu
z.umn.edu/KimMinneWebCon2017
Image credits
All images are from the Noun project (https://thenounproject.com/)
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Happy by Tobias F. Wolf
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Sad by Milky - Digital innovation
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Lock by Gubi Mann
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Prohibited by Eliricon
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Puzzled by Aenne Brielmann
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programming by Creative Stall
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User by Sergey Demushkin
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Thinking by Takao Umehara
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Pencil by ArtWorkLeaf
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Scrum dod by RROOK
- Browser add by arjuazka
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Magnifying Glass by macarino
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Justice by Yo! Baba
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Handle With Care by Bohdan Burmich
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group by Sewon Park
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First Line by Vicons Design
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visibility by Giacomo Drudi
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champion by Gan Khoon Lay
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Celebration by Iain Hector
Accessible Web Testing for Everyone
By Kimberly Doberstein
Accessible Web Testing for Everyone
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