Introduction To Accessibility Testing
Learn with me about what Accessibility is, why it's important to test for and how to get your team started with an Accessibility testing mindset
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Introduction
- Understand what accessibility is
- Identify the importance of accessibility testing
- Understand what the course will cover
- Reflect on whether learning about accessibility could enhance your testing
What Is Accessibility Testing?
- Define what accessibility testing is
- Illustrate examples of digital accessibility
- Interpret official accessibility definitions
Types Of Disability And Their Effect On Digital Access
- Name different types of disabilities
- Describe the characteristics associated with different types of disabilities
- Assess the challenges of completing simple online tasks a user with disabilities
- Distinguish different technologies used for accessibility purposes
- Identify some of the challenges of using assistive technology on the web
How Is Accessibility Measured?
- Interpret the WCAG guidelines and its 3 levels of success criteria
- Use WCAG to assess the level of accessibility a product has
- Research and interpret country-specific accessibility guidelines
Why Improve Accessibility?
- Discover the benefits of improving accessibility for all users
- Summarise reasons why improving accessibility can also improve SEO
- Identify the increased market opportunities when improving accessibility
- Compare the quality of SEO and accessibility of different websites
Consequences Of Not Meeting Accessibility Standards
- Compare UK and US implications of not meeting standards
- Identify different accessibility risks
- Realise the negative impact of not meeting accessibility requirements through real-life examples
- Evaluate if your company is at risk of negative impact due to lack of accessibility
Going Forward
- Reflect and evaluate on learnings of previous lessons
- Build upon foundation knowledge acquired in this course
- Practise accessibility testing skills using accessibility tools
- Devise a plan to help promote accessibility in your team
This course will open your eyes to the accessibility element of testing – a high level overview of what this means through the theory side, with real life examples of the challenges we can help people with disabilities to overcome and how we can really change people’s lives. Accessibility is a very important area of testing which is not as challenging as you may fear - why not give it a go and see how many people’s lives you could help change. You’ll learn what accessibility means and the challenges some people face when using websites and applications, but how to assess these challenges and ways to fix them, as well as methods for encouraging your company to resolve some of these obstacles.
Join Deborah Reid as she takes you through starting your Accessibility Testing journey.
As a Lead Test Engineer, with 15 years experience, Deborah specialises in quality engineering, risk management, and scaling test strategies.
Over the years, she has spearheaded quality operations for major international expansions, including multi-region deployments and scaled QE to support expanding product domains. Most recently, she's focused on driving shift-left quality practices and automation.
She is deeply passionate about fostering a quality-first culture that balances speed with stability. Her approach centres on pragmatic automation - leveraging tools like Cypress where they add maximum ROI, paired with targeted exploratory testing to safeguard complex user journeys.
She also has a passion for accessibility testing and has written a course on the topic https://www.ministryoftesting.com/courses/introduction-to-accessibility-testing?s_id=19046932
