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Re: System Usability Scale with Blind/VI users

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From: Karen Sorensen
Date: Sep 4, 2015 11:33AM

Hi Amelia,
I haven't used this scale, but I'll check it out. At Portland Community
College, where I work, we do accessibility testing of information and
communication technologies used or being considered for use at the college.
But recently we have been discussing the difference between accessibility
and usability testing. I think what we do often is actually usability
testing. Because although something can be considered accessible by a
vendor, if an experienced screen reader user cannot actually make it work,
then we have a problem. It may be that documentation could fix the problem
instead of a technical change but it's still valid feedback. Accessibility
and usability testing should always include people with a wide range of
disabilities as Ron advises.
Thanks!
Karen
Karen M. Sorensen
Accessibility Advocate for Online Courses
www.pcc.edu/access
Portland Community College
971-722-4720