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Date/Time: Thursday, July 21, 2016 at 2:00 p.m. EST
Location: Webinar
Description: Accessibility testing software has been the traditional approach to measuring accessibility for websites and software. While it can be extremely helpful in determining some aspects of digital accessibility, many accessibility software manufacturers admit that their products often miss the mark in determining what is accessible to real users who live with disabilities. Applying a combination of accessibility testing software and using the skills of testers who live with disabilities can yield results that are much more representative of, and useful to, end users who live with disabilities. We’ll discuss:
Current accessibility requirements (WCAG/508) that cannot be measured with accessibility testing software.
A list of common "false positives" and "false negatives" to watch for when using accessibility software.
Why UX testers who live with disabilities are better able to vet real life accessibility versus non-disabled testers seeking to simulate the experience of living with a given disability or using a given device.
Suggestions on how to successfully use accessibility testing software and testers living with disabilities in your development process.
The opportunity for attendees to ask questions of a panel of UX testers and Accessibility Specialists who live with disabilities, about their work.
Registration
Required
Cost - Free
To register please click here - You must have an account and be signed in to complete your registration. For first time users you must create an account. This step is done only once and you will use the same account to register for different sessions throughout the year. After you create an account, you will immediately be able to register for any of our sessions.
Continuing education recognition available - 1.5 units
A JAWS code developer who is blind, Sue Ann earned a MA in Digital Communication from Metropolitan University and has a background in applying disability-based UX to websites. Sue Ann leads a team of Accessibility Specialists at WeCo who develop disability-based UX test cases and reports which assist clients in making their software and website truly accessible to real people living with disabilities.
Prior to founding WeCo Accessibility Services in 2011, Lynn collaborated with Janet Peters of the Great Lakes Center to create the first accessible Microsoft Word training implemented by the State of Minnesota Department of Transportation. Additionally, Lynn’s accessible web design work at the state led her to start WeCo, a mission-based for-profit organization which trains individuals living with disabilities to deliver disability-based UX accessibility testing through the company’s proprietary test platform. Lynn lives with a life-long cognitive disability.