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From: Jennison Mark Asuncion
Date: Mon, Jul 05 2010 11:03PM
Subject: How do you test for accessibility?
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Hello,
In an attempt to take a broad, unscientific temperature check and more
importantly, to hopefully cause some conversation to happen around
accessibility testing, I'm running a poll asking the question: how do you
typically test the accessibility of a web site or software application for
users with disabilities? Consider participating in the poll and/or view
results to date by going to http://twtpoll.com/i2tgre
I'm running the poll until the end of the month and will share results then.
Jennison
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Co-Director, Adaptech Research Network <www.adaptech.org>
LinkedIn at <www.linkedin.com/in/jennison>
From: Bevi Chagnon | PubCom
Date: Mon, Jul 05 2010 11:45PM
Subject: Re: How do you test for accessibility?
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Comment:
Just websites and software applications?
Why not Word documents, PDFs, Excel spreadsheets, PowerPoint presentations,
and other office documents, too?
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Subject: [WebAIM] How do you test for accessibility?
Hello,
In an attempt to take a broad, unscientific temperature check and more
importantly, to hopefully cause some conversation to happen around
accessibility testing, I'm running a poll asking the question: how do you
typically test the accessibility of a web site or software application for
users with disabilities? Consider participating in the poll and/or view
results to date by going to http://twtpoll.com/i2tgre
I'm running the poll until the end of the month and will share results then.
Jennison
--
Jennison Mark Asuncion
Co-Director, Adaptech Research Network <www.adaptech.org> LinkedIn at
<www.linkedin.com/in/jennison>
From: Jennison Mark Asuncion
Date: Tue, Jul 06 2010 8:21AM
Subject: Re: How do you test for accessibility?
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Hi, Bevi.
This informal poll was inspired by some conversations I was having
yesterday whose focus was on software and web accessibility testing. That
said, you've made me curious re take-up of testing for document
accessibility since it is rarely talked about. While no one is prevented
from answering this question from the perspective of testing for document
accessibility, I'm thinking I'll query the community on this subject
separately and specifically in a future poll.
Thanks for the idea.
Jennison
> Comment:
> Just websites and software applications?
> Why not Word documents, PDFs, Excel spreadsheets, PowerPoint
> presentations,
> and other office documents, too?
> --Bevi
>
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> Bevi Chagnon | PubCom | = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED = | 301-585-8805
> Government publishing specialists, trainers, consultants | print, press,
> web, Acrobat PDF & 508
> Online at the blog: It's 2010. Where's your career heading?
> www.pubcom.com/newsletter
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> Subject: [WebAIM] How do you test for accessibility?
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> Hello,
>
> In an attempt to take a broad, unscientific temperature check and more
> importantly, to hopefully cause some conversation to happen around
> accessibility testing, I'm running a poll asking the question: how do you
> typically test the accessibility of a web site or software application for
> users with disabilities? Consider participating in the poll and/or view
> results to date by going to http://twtpoll.com/i2tgre
>
> I'm running the poll until the end of the month and will share results
> then.
>
>
> Jennison
>
> --
> Jennison Mark Asuncion
> Co-Director, Adaptech Research Network <www.adaptech.org> LinkedIn at
> <www.linkedin.com/in/jennison>
>
>
From: John E. Brandt
Date: Tue, Jul 06 2010 9:15AM
Subject: Re: How do you test for accessibility?
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One obvious choice appears to be missing: "Testing with screen reader
software/application."
Unless you meant "screen reader" for the choice, " I test using voice
dictation software. "
~j
John E. Brandt
jebswebs.com
Augusta, ME USA
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Subject: [WebAIM] How do you test for accessibility?
Hello,
In an attempt to take a broad, unscientific temperature check and more
importantly, to hopefully cause some conversation to happen around
accessibility testing, I'm running a poll asking the question: how do you
typically test the accessibility of a web site or software application for
users with disabilities? Consider participating in the poll and/or view
results to date by going to http://twtpoll.com/i2tgre
I'm running the poll until the end of the month and will share results then.
Jennison
--
Jennison Mark Asuncion
Co-Director, Adaptech Research Network <www.adaptech.org> LinkedIn at
<www.linkedin.com/in/jennison>
From: Joanne Patalano
Date: Tue, Jul 13 2010 2:36PM
Subject: Re: How do you test for accessibility?
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I would add a category to your survey on content management systems and how they work to keep the integrity of pages. In other words, let's say you have a page that passes accessibility testing. You've used the validation tools and performed manual testing. The page then becomes available to the content management author who uses a CMS system. The author edits the page and the CMS allows him or her to add many H1 tags to that page. The page now fails one of the WCAG guidelines.
How do CMS systems measure up in terms of what's available to the administrator and what's built-in to help maintain a page's accessibility and integrity?
J
Joanne Patalano
Manager of Web Services
Landmark College
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>>> "John E. Brandt" < = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED = > 7/6/2010 10:17 AM >>>
One obvious choice appears to be missing: "Testing with screen reader
software/application."
Unless you meant "screen reader" for the choice, " I test using voice
dictation software. "
~j
John E. Brandt
jebswebs.com
Augusta, ME USA
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www.jebswebs.com
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[mailto: = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED = ] On Behalf Of Jennison Mark
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Sent: Tuesday, July 06, 2010 12:04 AM
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Subject: [WebAIM] How do you test for accessibility?
Hello,
In an attempt to take a broad, unscientific temperature check and more
importantly, to hopefully cause some conversation to happen around
accessibility testing, I'm running a poll asking the question: how do you
typically test the accessibility of a web site or software application for
users with disabilities? Consider participating in the poll and/or view
results to date by going to http://twtpoll.com/i2tgre
I'm running the poll until the end of the month and will share results then.
Jennison
--
Jennison Mark Asuncion
Co-Director, Adaptech Research Network <www.adaptech.org> LinkedIn at
<www.linkedin.com/in/jennison>