Simplify your development life with tools, tests and procedures

Media

Presented at 1:30pm in Westminster III on Tuesday, November 15, 2016.

Speaker(s)

• Eric Eggert, Knowbility

Session Details

• Length of Session: 3-hr
• Format:
• Expertise Level: Expert
• Type of session: Pre-conference

Summary

When implementing accessibility solutions in websites, it is necessary to test if the outcome is working flawlessly or if there are errors.

Abstract

In this session, you will learn how to make sure that every component and the sum of all parts is accessible to everyone by using (semi-)automatic tools, regular tests and certain procedures.

Keypoints

1. how to test for web accessibility
2. using semi-automatic tools to keep a certain quality level
3. making sure that everyone on the team is aware of accessibility

Disability Areas

Cognitive/Learning, Deaf/Hard of Hearing, Mobility, Other, Vision

Topic Areas

Web/Media/App Access

Speaker Bio(s)

Eric Eggert

Eric works with Knowbility to make the web more accessible for people with disabilities and easier to use for everyone. His assignments include being a fellow at W3C’s Web Accessibility Initiative where he helped to write guidance for developers and tools for people testing websites.