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Update to the Mobile Accessibility Testing Guidelines

Scheduled at 3:00 pm in Virtual D on Wednesday, November 13.

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Speaker(s)

  • Gian Wild, Ms, AccessibilityOz

Session Details

  • Length of Session: 1-hr
  • Format: Lecture
  • Expertise Level: Beginner
  • Type of session: General Conference

Summary

The ICT Mobile Testing Guidelines for Mobile Sites and Native Apps were developed in 2018 and 2019 by members of a committee of volunteers from the ICT Accessibility Testing community. These guidelines and related documentation are now hosted on the web by AccessibilityOz. Mobile technology moves quickly, and many years have passed, so inevitably there have been important changes.

Abstract

The ICT Mobile Testing Guidelines for Mobile Sites and Native Apps were developed in 2018 and 2019 by members of a committee of volunteers from the ICT Accessibility Testing community. These guidelines and related documentation are now hosted on the web by AccessibilityOz. Mobile technology moves quickly, and many years have passed, so inevitably there have been important changes. While the mobile guidelines are still relevant, there will be gaps once WCAG2.2 is released. After six years of using the testing guidelines, Gian talks about what is missing, what needs updating and, most importantly, what needs to be done now.

Keypoints

  1. Learn about why mobile is different to desktop accessibility testing
  2. Learn about the importance of assistive technology testing on mobile
  3. Learn how testing mobile sites differs from testing native apps

Disability Areas

All Areas

Topic Areas

Uncategorized, Web/Media/App Access

Speaker Bio(s)

Gian Wild

Gian works in the area of web accessibility: making sure web sites and mobile apps can be used by people with disabilities. She spent six years contributing to the international set of web accessibility guidelines used around the world and is also the CEO and Founder of AccessibilityOz. With offices in Australia and the United States, AccessibilityOz has been operating for five years. Its clients include the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet, Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games, Optus, Seek and Foxtel. A 2017 Australian of the Year award nominee, Gian splits her time between Australia the US. A regular speaker at conferences around the world, in 2015 she presented to the United Nations on the importance of web accessibility at the Conference of State Parties to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.