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From: glen walker
Date: Mar 12, 2018 9:05AM

@Steve, "one skilled person is perfectly capable of conducting a
comprehensive WCAG audit". Do you mean one skilled "sighted" person?
Color contrast issues and focus indicators are difficult to test for
without some sight.

@JP, I like having the combination you listed, but I prefer to have overlap
between the two individuals and not have them wholly segregated on what
they're testing. A sighted person can code inspect while testing with AT.
As I'm sure you're aware, you can have properly written HTML that some
browser/AT combinations don't honor. It's nice to let the client know that
while they have their code written properly, they might have to work around
some issues. (Listening to the browser's inspector via AT is not very
enjoyable, which is why it might be easier for a sighted tester to do
that. If you inspect the code by exporting it to an editor, it might be
doable with AT.)

Glen

On Mon, Mar 12, 2018 at 3:45 AM, JP Jamous < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:

> What I meant by Industry Standards is that generally speaking. For the
> most part, it is always good to have 2 individuals conducting the
> evaluation rather than one alone.
>
> I have had situations where sighted screen reader users missed out on some
> minor things that my ears were in-tuned to.
>
> I do agree that most sighted testers don't have a good grasp on how to use
> a screen reader, but I know some that are pretty darn good.
>
>