WCAG: Quality Assurance

Paul Schneider

2021-02-02

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Quality assurance with WCAG requires some additional steps in QA

Some key aspects

Ask your audience and know your audience
Allow for anonymous feedback
Define the primary browser(s), mobile device(s), and assistive technology toolset(s) that should be used
Use VirtualBox and VMWare – but beware when testing keyboard
Speed of website is important - assisted devices add overhead

Tools/Checklists

Create a testing matrix: Anne Gibson – Reframing Accessibility for the Web
A11Y Project: General WCAG QA Checklist
ANDI (Accessible Name and Description Inspector): Free open-source bookmarklet design to help test web content for accessibility developed by US Social Security Administration
- Sample Test Page to Demo ANDI
WAVE: Web accessibility evaluation tool
Tenon API for testing
W3C: Web Accessibility Evaluation Tools List
Web Developer for Chrome, Firefox, and Opera
WAVE Browser Extensions for Chrome and Firefox
How to Meet WCAG (Quick Reference)

Companies that you can help with testing and building content

Interactive Advantage: Training on authoring tools and accessibility
Learning Ninjas: Experts in building accessible training
Knowability: Accessibility testing
Level Access: Accessibility testing / expertise

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