Lessons Learned: Accessibility Testing
I was learning about Accessibility Testing last week. My Inspiration to learning on A11y is Michael Larsen (https://www.mkltesthead.com) Accessibility Standards: WCAG, W3C Standards, Section 508, European Accessibility Standard EN 301 549 Why Accessibility Testing? There are different types of disabilities, the users can get impacted. Visual - Blindness, Low Vision, Color Blindness Hearing - Mild to Moderate to Severe Physical - Limited Hand Movement, Muscular Dystrophy, No Limb, Hand or Fingers - Not able to use mouse or use touch screen. Cognitive - Autism, Mental Challenges. Speech - Accessibility Testing Check: Keyboard Only Compatibility https://www.w3.org/WAI/perspective-videos/keyboard/ Physical and Vision Challenges: Mouse Testing : Use a tab key on keyboard, no additional software required. Navigate entire the webpage using tab key. Tab and Shift Tab will take you through Next and Previous Controls on the screen Enter or Spacebar for Selection and Activation Compl