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Re: How do you test for accessibility?

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From: Joanne Patalano
Date: Jul 13, 2010 2:36PM

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
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Landmark College
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>>> "John E. Brandt" < <EMAIL 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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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

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