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Re: value of re-testing after manual accessibility audit

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From: Colleen Gratzer
Date: Jun 10, 2020 9:21AM

I agree on all points, especially the need for anyone developing on the
site or adding content to it to get some training in accessibility (even
if it's just best practices), both for the website and for the documents
they create.


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On 6/10/20 10:57 AM, England, Kristina wrote:
> Agreed with Tim. Honestly, if there's any way to get your developers trained on both accessible code and manual testing as part of the initial audit, that would be extremely beneficial over time. Otherwise you won't have that knowledge going forward and any changes to your sites will need to be outsourced for review, which will be both expensive and inefficient.
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> Kristina England
> Senior Digital Experience and Accessibility Specialist
> University Information Technology Services
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> Barbara,
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> Before I share my opinions I just want to disclose that I do work for Deque
> Systems which is a company that does accessibility assessments.
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> In my personal opinion any good accessibility test should include both
> automated and manual testing. The automated testing helps reduce the work
> needed for manual testing. Manual testing catches those things automated
> testing can't. Automated testing shouldn't be a safety net for manual
> testing. Instead it should complement manual testing.
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> Once your developers address the issues in the accessibility reports they
> receive, you likely will want to ensure the problems were actually fixed.
> If your developers have a way to validate their fixes, you may not need help
> with retesting. However, if your developers lack the ability or you are
> trying to solve particularly challenging accessibility problems retesting
> can be invaluable.
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> I hope that helps.
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> Thanks!
> Tim
> Tim Harshbarger
> Senior Accessibility Consultant
> Deque Systems
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