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From: surbhi Mudgal
Date: Sun, Jul 17 2016 3:36AM
Subject: WebAIM-Forum Digest, Vol 136, Issue 17
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Hi All,

Good Day.

My great thanks to all for the valuable response.


Thanks & Regards,
Surbhi Mudgal.

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> Date: Fri, 15 Jul 2016 14:16:31 -0400
> Subject: Re: [WebAIM] Web applicationtesting
> Dylan Barrell (Deque's CTO) gave a talk awhile back about automated testing
> <https://vimeo.com/151658306> which includes data about some of Deque's
> research around browser / AT combinations. About ~15 minutes into the video
> is our browser / AT testing matrix. Essentially, while it's ideal to test
> as many combinations as possible, there's usually a limited amount of time
> in which to do testing. The reasoning behind targeting certain combinations
> over others is to get the most bang for your buck - to catch the most
> issues in the least amount of time. The combinations used most frequently
> at Deque are based on support (NVDA is better on Firefox than on Chrome,
> for example) and on accuracy (NVDA presents what's actually there, while
> JAWS sometimes guesses).
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> I haven't been able to find an accessible version of the matrix in the
> video. The top browser/AT combinations listed are:
>
> - Firefox (for Windows) / keyboard
> - Firefox (for Windows) / NVDA
> - Safari / Voiceover (desktop and mobile)
> - Firefox (for Android) / Talkback
> - Firefox (for Linux) / Orca
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> On Fri, Jul 15, 2016 at 10:26 AM, Andrews, David B (DEED) <
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> > I went to a session at CSUN this year, about this very topic. Don't
> > remember who gave it, (getting old I guess,) and as I recall they of
> course
> > recommended testing as many combinations as you could, which is good
> > advice. As I recall, they said if you could only test one combo your
> best
> > bet was NVDA/Firefox. I would add if you can add a second, it should
> > probably be IE/JAWS.
> >
> > You can go too far down this rabbit hole, or simplify it too much, from
> my
> > experience.
> >
> > Dave
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