Testing for Web Accessibility with Free Tools

Theminator for Automattic

I love the Web, accessibility and open source.

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Where are we headed?

What's web accessibility?

An introduction to standards

What accessibility is really about?

Demos + tools

What's web accessibility?

The practice of making websites and applications usable by people of all abilities.

Why?

1/5 have a disability

Cross the bridge.

How do we get there?

Standards

Section 508 = WCAG 2?

Section 508

First federal law

Could be monitored

Applied to State Govts

Applied to businesses

WCAG 2.0

Stable, referenceable technical standard

12 guidelines; 4 principles

Perceivable, Operable, Understandable, Robust

Testable success criteria, Three levels: A, AA, and AAA

webaim.org/resources/designers

But how?

Three key areas

Decisions

These are usually strategy-related usually. Sometimes, points of no return

Example: Making a "separate, accessible" website

People

What if they don't know?

Example: A developer doesn't use real buttons

Details

Hi, my name is minutia

Example: Ensuring your colors are high contrast

All of these can be one in the same

What do we do about it?

Ask good questions

Everyone has to know one thing

Simple vs. complex

How does it work?

One workflow

Easy checks!

Wave + Validator + Automation

Title

Alt text

Headings

Contrast

Text resize

Keyboard interaction

Forms, labels & errors

Multimedia alternatives

Structure check

Screen reader check

Next steps

Toward change

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