Re: web accessibility testing

  • From: "Robbie Miller" <Robbie@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Mon, 8 Oct 2007 23:27:46 -0500


I'm doing the accessibility testing myself.
robbie
----- Original Message ----- From: "Bryan Garaventa" <bryan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> 
To: <programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, October 06, 2007 1:59 PM
Subject: Re: web accessibility testing
Do you have to do the accessibility testing yourself, or are you also looking for corporate solutions as well?
----- Original Message ----- From: "Robbie Miller" <Robbie@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> 
To: <programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, October 06, 2007 9:30 AM
Subject: Re: web accessibility testing



Hello James,
I should have mentioned that I'm totally blind. I have no way I can think of to check web pages to seeif they: 

1 remain independant of color,
and 2. Stay Independent of Style Sheets.
I'm looking for tools and resources to do this accessibility testing, any help is very much appreciated. 
Thanks again.

Robbie
robbie@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
----- Original Message ----- From: <james.homme@xxxxxxxxxxxx> 
To: <programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, October 05, 2007 9:53 AM
Subject: Re: web accessibility testing



Hi Robby,
For color independence, you will get a clue when you see things like
"required fields in read," "emphasis in yellow," or some other phrasing
like that. For style sheets, the site needs to be 508 compliant when style sheets are off. The procedure to disable style sheets is different for each browser you use. Final advice, make sure you understand what problems are truly 508, which ones are usability, and which ones are your possible lack 
of knowledge on how to use a screen reader, assuming you use one.

Thanks.

Jim

James D Homme,
Usability Engineering
Highmark Inc.
james.homme@xxxxxxxxxxxx
412-544-1810

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wait until I think I
can do it just right."




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Hello Listers,
I've been asked to do an accessibility - section 508 evaluation of a web
site.  My question is, how can I test a page to see if it:
1.)    "Remain Independent of Color" and 2.) "Stay Independent of Style
Sheets"?

Are there any tools I can use to do this?
Any help on this would be appreciated.
Also, if there are any resources on web accessibility testing, please let 
me
know.

Thank you.
Robbie
robbie@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

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