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Re: Hardware and Software required for Accessibility Testing

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From: Owens, Parker
Date: Dec 3, 2009 6:33AM

It would be of benefit to test with as many different readers as you can, because they do read differently, however, it may be of more use to test in multiple browsers and operating systems.

Testing for low vision is a completely different animal, and yes, you need to do it. For Mobile accessibility and usability, try navigating with the tab and enter buttons only, no mouse. Try popping up an onscreen keyboard and see how that works with the other windows.

What is ideal is getting feedback from actual users, but there is a danger in using one or two users and thinking that their comments represent everyone with disabilities, because nothing could be further from the truth.

Also test for cognitive issues and readability.