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Re: Accessibility Testing Tools that Work on a Screen Reader?

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From: Maxability Accessibility for all
Date: Feb 10, 2016 7:08PM

Axe is one robust accessibility auditing tool. The tool is accessible with
screen readers.
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-us/firefox/addon/axe-devtools/
Should you need more information on the tool, I can point to the right
person who can provide you with more details.


On Thu, Feb 11, 2016 at 2:24 AM, Lucy Greco < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:

> will do we may try and record our selves but no promises yet. we will have
> product coming out of the event though. and i will share that here lucy
>
> Lucia Greco
> Web Accessibility Evangelist
> IST - Architecture, Platforms, and Integration
> University of California, Berkeley
> (510) 289-6008 skype: lucia1-greco
> http://webaccess.berkeley.edu
> Follow me on twitter @accessaces
>
>
> On Wed, Feb 10, 2016 at 1:04 AM, Sean Murphy < <EMAIL REMOVED> >
> wrote:
>
> > Lucy,
> >
> > As I am not going to CSun this year. Let us know if the session gets
> > recorded and how we can grab the recording. As this would be a valuable
> > resource for new testers and even existing testers. As this is one area
> of
> > real challenge for screen reader users.
> >
> > Sean
> > > On 10 Feb 2016, at 5:53 am, Lucy Greco < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:
> > >
> > > hello:
> > > any of the tools that creat reports can be used by a screen reader.
> but
> > > its the reel guts of a testing tool that are the problems i.e. getting
> to
> > > the sorse code to understand why it does not work is more inportent
> then
> > > reading the report come to our CSUN talk at 10 on thursday to here
> what
> > > other blind testers think lucy
> > >
> > > Lucia Greco
> > > Web Accessibility Evangelist
> > > IST - Architecture, Platforms, and Integration
> > > University of California, Berkeley
> > > (510) 289-6008 skype: lucia1-greco
> > > http://webaccess.berkeley.edu
> > > Follow me on twitter @accessaces
> > >
> > >
> > > On Tue, Feb 9, 2016 at 8:49 AM, Elizabeth Pyatt < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:
> > >
> > >> Hello:
> > >>
> > >> I'm curious if anyone knows of accessibility testing tools that can be
> > >> used by someone on a screen reader. I realize that many consider a
> > screen
> > >> reader itself to be a testing tool, but someone may want access to
> > reports,
> > >> particularly reports for multiple pages on a site.
> > >>
> > >> Thanks
> > >> Elizabeth
> > >>
> > >> Elizabeth J. Pyatt, Ph.D.
> > >> Instructional Designer
> > >> Teaching and Learning with Technology
> > >> Penn State University
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> > >>
> > >> 210 Rider Building (formerly Rider II)
> > >> 227 W. Beaver Avenue
> > >> State College, PA 16801-4819
> > >> http://www.personal.psu.edu/ejp10/psu
> > >> http://tlt.psu.edu
> > >>
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