Once in a Client interview i have encountered with the question related to accessibility testing. As a tester ,we should have knowledge about it.So here I am sharing my knowledge regarding the same through this tip.
Accessibility Testing:
Accessibility testing is the technique of making sure that your product is accessibility compliant.Basically it means to test the application with what ease it can be accessed by disabled people. Typical accessibility problems can be classified into following four groups, each of them with different access difficulties and issues:
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Web accessibility : Web accessibility refers to the inclusive practice of making websites usable by people of all abilities and disabilities. A complete accessible website is one which completes the following criteria:
1.If Site have textual equivalents for images and links named meaningfully,so that blind user can use text-to-speech s/w. 2.Text and images are enlarged so that users with poor vision will access the appn. 3.Links are underlined (or differentiated) so that they will be accessible by color blind person. 4.Clickable links area is large so that user who cannot control mouse with a precision will not face any difficulty. 5.Videos are close captioned or available in sign language ,so that deaf and hard-of hearing users can access the application 6.Content is written in plain text alongwith simple diagrams and animations ,people facing dylexia and learning incapabilities better understand the content.Assistive technologies used in accessibility testing are : 1. Screens readers 2. Screen magnifiers 3. Speech recognition 4. Keyboard overlays |