WebAIM - Web Accessibility In Mind

E-mail List Archives

Re: Testing for accessibility compliance

for

From: John E. Brandt
Date: Apr 28, 2010 12:30PM

...and just because it has not been mentioned specifically, and is often
overlooked, make sure all video and audio files with spoken words are
captioned/transcribed.

John E. Brandt
jebswebs.com
Augusta, ME USA
<EMAIL REMOVED>
www.jebswebs.com

-----Original Message-----
From: <EMAIL REMOVED>
[mailto: <EMAIL REMOVED> ] On Behalf Of Mark Guisinger
Sent: Tuesday, April 27, 2010 1:50 PM
To: <EMAIL REMOVED>
Subject: [WebAIM] Testing for accessibility compliance

I'm working for a large company that is beginning to go down the road to
making there website accessible. I'm starting to wonder about testing, as
I'm not a tester. Do larger companies testing their websites for
accessibility have a group of testers reviewing their pages with screen
readers (one or more)? Or do they just validate that the code created is to
spec? What tools are other companies using to test their websites for
accessibility? Any guidance will be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,
Mark