Slide1-9 About This Workshop

This workshop introduces the importance of the Web as an essential communication tool and the fact that people with disabilities and older people should have equal, barrier-free access. The focus is on screen reader website content testing, rather than the technical accessibility criteria. A background knowledge in native HTML coding and screen reader functionality is required to gain the most effectiveness from this content. Hands on testing of real live websites will be used to gain a user lived experience.

Any one wanting to gain a greater understanding of the screen reader user experience.

1. Website usability testers performing accessibility conformance.
2. Website design and development project managers.
3. Organization staff involved with procurement and customer service.

The goals of usability testing and communicating the basic principles of web accessibility, why it is important, and who is affected.

Usability testing is a unique skills with technical knowledge and assistive technology behavior.

1. Learn about the screen reader user behavior and preferences.
2. Explain the importance of web accessibility for people with disabilities and older people.
3. Explain the role of the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) and other components in achieving an accessible website.
4. Evaluate websites for conformance with WCAG and communicate the results.

Decision makers play a critical role in a companies success.

1. Describe the business case that influences an organization’s web accessibility efforts.
2. Identify key players in achieving an accessible website.
3. Identify problems in the design of the product or service.

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6. Alt+p Display previous slide,
7. Alt+s Toggle between style presentations.

The workshop is divided into five sessions.

• Session 1: Introduction
  1.1: About This Workshop
  1.2: Business Values Matter
  1.3: Quality Assurance Matters
• Session 2: WCAG
  2.1: Accessibility Testing Standard
• Session 3: Usability Testing
  3.1: Accessibility Testing Strategies
  3.2: Accessibility Testing Process
• Session 4: Setting A Baseline
  4.1: Testing Best Practice
• Session 5: testing Exercises
  5.1: Testing Live Websites
  5.2: End Of Accessibility Testing Strategy

Test your accessibility knowledge skills before the workshop and then again after the workshop.
Trivia11y: A Web Accessibility Quiz by Sparkbox

Please reach out to me with questions, comments or for further training.

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