Presented at a Leadership Institute webinar for the Montana Arts Council in May 2012. Primarily a talk discussing the concepts behind the WCAG 2.0 guiding principles.
Based on the December presentation for the Montana web programmers meetup, but modified for the audience.
This PPT throws light on some of the essential elements of Accessibility testing which have become crucial to ensure quality in this day and age. To know more on accessibility testing, accessibility mandates, WCAG 2.0, paired testing approach, accessibility guidelines and standards go through this presentation as well as the ones coming soon.
Incorporating accessibility into your software.
What does accessibility mean?
Why should we do this?
How we should do this?
What impacts does this have?
This PPT throws light on some of the essential elements of Accessibility testing which have become crucial to ensure quality in this day and age. To know more on accessibility testing, accessibility mandates, WCAG 2.0, paired testing approach, accessibility guidelines and standards go through this presentation as well as the ones coming soon.
Incorporating accessibility into your software.
What does accessibility mean?
Why should we do this?
How we should do this?
What impacts does this have?
We all get the WHO or we wouldn’t be here, same with the WHY. This presentation looks at WHAT, WHERE and HOW.
Accessibility is often a lot closer than you realise. Organisations rely on and invest heavily in technology, one of the options being considered in the mix may open up a whole new pool of resourcing options.
This presentation explores how an organisation can quickly and easily include accessibility in their organisational planning. Government departments started with accessible websites, now this is flowing onto NGOs while government departments focus on the next levels of digital accessibility.
When you know the right questions to ask, it isn’t that hard and there are some quick wins organisations can and should be implementing right now. Areas covered in this presentation include:
Technology – it is probably already on the hardware you are using!
Accessible documents – what are they and how can you produce them?
Outsourcing digital – what do you put in your brief?
Websites – internet and intranet – we all know content is king – who owns accessibility
Alternative media – video, social, webinars
Organisational accessibility – it’s not a box to tick, it’s a way of doing business - how do you embed this into an organisation?
Accessibility testing with an overview of the various disabilities and how to approach each along with a round up on most popular tools used for Accessibility evaluation
Accessibility is not a rare edge case, it is something that concerns all of us. This is an introduction to Web Accessibility for Web Developers, in context of the German BITV and the international WAI Guidelines (mostly WCAG 2.0). It should raise general awareness of accessibility for Web Development, and shows that accessibility is not an extreme hard to implement requirement, but a matter of care and common sense.
The aim of this presentation is to introduce the concept of accessibility, and will cover what is meant by being accessible, why it’s important, who is affected, and how you can incorporate accessibility into your design, development and planning. There will be particular focus on the practical aspects of testing for accessibility.
Is the mobile web enabled or disabled by design?Henny Swan
A look at mobile accessibility drawing on comparisons and lessons learned from desktop as well as looking ahead at existing and emerging technologies that help developers ensure content is accessible across devices.
It has become crucial that Web should be accessible to the disabled. For this, websites need to be tested for Web Accessibility. Let us explore how Web Accessibility Testing can be done in a most effective way to maximize the benefits.
This presentation will help you understand;
- What Web Accessibility is.
- How individuals engage with digital products.
- How to search for web accessibility-related materials
- Forms of disabilities with regards to web accessibility
- How people with disabilities use the web
- Why making the web accessible is important
- Stakeholders in the web accessibility concept
- How to make digital products accessible
Presenter: Positive Equator of positiveequator.com
Web Accessibility: A Shared ResponsibilityJoseph Dolson
This a presentation prepared for a Montana Web Developer's Meetup in December, 2011. The focus is on collaborating with content providers and employers to share the responsibility for web accessibility.
We all get the WHO or we wouldn’t be here, same with the WHY. This presentation looks at WHAT, WHERE and HOW.
Accessibility is often a lot closer than you realise. Organisations rely on and invest heavily in technology, one of the options being considered in the mix may open up a whole new pool of resourcing options.
This presentation explores how an organisation can quickly and easily include accessibility in their organisational planning. Government departments started with accessible websites, now this is flowing onto NGOs while government departments focus on the next levels of digital accessibility.
When you know the right questions to ask, it isn’t that hard and there are some quick wins organisations can and should be implementing right now. Areas covered in this presentation include:
Technology – it is probably already on the hardware you are using!
Accessible documents – what are they and how can you produce them?
Outsourcing digital – what do you put in your brief?
Websites – internet and intranet – we all know content is king – who owns accessibility
Alternative media – video, social, webinars
Organisational accessibility – it’s not a box to tick, it’s a way of doing business - how do you embed this into an organisation?
Accessibility testing with an overview of the various disabilities and how to approach each along with a round up on most popular tools used for Accessibility evaluation
Accessibility is not a rare edge case, it is something that concerns all of us. This is an introduction to Web Accessibility for Web Developers, in context of the German BITV and the international WAI Guidelines (mostly WCAG 2.0). It should raise general awareness of accessibility for Web Development, and shows that accessibility is not an extreme hard to implement requirement, but a matter of care and common sense.
The aim of this presentation is to introduce the concept of accessibility, and will cover what is meant by being accessible, why it’s important, who is affected, and how you can incorporate accessibility into your design, development and planning. There will be particular focus on the practical aspects of testing for accessibility.
Is the mobile web enabled or disabled by design?Henny Swan
A look at mobile accessibility drawing on comparisons and lessons learned from desktop as well as looking ahead at existing and emerging technologies that help developers ensure content is accessible across devices.
It has become crucial that Web should be accessible to the disabled. For this, websites need to be tested for Web Accessibility. Let us explore how Web Accessibility Testing can be done in a most effective way to maximize the benefits.
This presentation will help you understand;
- What Web Accessibility is.
- How individuals engage with digital products.
- How to search for web accessibility-related materials
- Forms of disabilities with regards to web accessibility
- How people with disabilities use the web
- Why making the web accessible is important
- Stakeholders in the web accessibility concept
- How to make digital products accessible
Presenter: Positive Equator of positiveequator.com
Web Accessibility: A Shared ResponsibilityJoseph Dolson
This a presentation prepared for a Montana Web Developer's Meetup in December, 2011. The focus is on collaborating with content providers and employers to share the responsibility for web accessibility.
• How do individuals with disabilities interact with and use the web? Understanding how assistive technologies work.
• Understanding your legal requirements - Section 508, Section 504, the Americans with Disabilities Act, and other state, U.S., and international laws
• Evaluating web site accessibility - automated tools, user testing, using screen readers, and understanding the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0
John Slatin AccessU presentation: UX-Driven & Inclusive Data Visualizations, May 18, 2017 by Michelle Michael
Contact Michelle for a transcript: https://www.linkedin.com/in/MichelleRMichael
Web Accessibility in its simplest definition is all about making sure websites work for the widest possible audience. This seminar would involve a quick introduction to Web Accessibility, Web Accessibility Issues, Guidelines etc.
In this talk we will go over the basics of accessibility and building it into your website. We will cover accessibility principles (POUR: Perceivable, Operable, Understandable, Robust), using screen readers, and approaches to achieving accessibility guidelines.
Diverse User Experience Presentation by Kath Moonan (Web Accessibility Expert) from Centre for HCID Open Day, April 21st, 2010 held at City University.
Responsive & Adaptive Design: Delivering Websites That Delight Your UsersBBDO
Considering that mobile and tablet users constitute an ever-growing share Internet traffic, designing websites with a mobile-first strategy is crucial to a sites success. This paper considers the two UX design techniques that can bring beautiful web design to the smaller screen.
Performance Optimisation For Web & Mobileformfunction
Short overview on performance optimisation for web and mobile. Focus on front-end optimisation which is ±90% of most performance related consideration. Put together for conference in July 2009. Apologies to anyone referenced but not credited. Will happily do so on request!
Similar to Accessible Web Sites: What can you do? (20)
Presented at WordCamp Minneapolis 2016. Learn what kinds of issues you need to think about when writing JavaScript so that it can be accessible to people with disabilities.
The WordPress Way: Accessibility and Backwards CompatibilityJoseph Dolson
A progress report on the changes in WordPress accessibility over the last year and a conversation on how the dedication to backwards compatibility makes some of the future changes problems which will be long and slow to solve.
Learn how to use accessibility automation to find and fix problems on your website efficiently. You'll need to understand that automated accessibility won't give you an accessible web site; but it'll get you well on the way cheaply.
The process of integrating accessibility into the core WordPress development process has been challenging, but also rewarding. This presentation talks about the path we've taken in building the process, what steps we take to handle accessibility in WordPress, and where we're going in the future.
Good Habits: Coding for Accessibility - WordCamp San Francisco 2014Joseph Dolson
Lightning talk presented in October 2014 at WordCamp San Francisco. Basic tips for best practices accessibility - it's about doing things right from the beginning, not repairing mistakes.
Updated version of the WordPress Accessibility talk given at WordCamp Minneapolis. Understanding accessibility, implementing accessibility, WordPress Accessibility options and availability.
Presentation for the Western Arts Federation Accessibility Institute 2013. How to understand whether sites are accessible and how to encourage staff and creatives to get on board!
Slides from my May 23 webinar for the ADA Great Lakes Center. Overview of the state of things for WordPress and accessibility and the principles of web accessibility.
UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series, part 4DianaGray10
Welcome to UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series part 4. In this session, we will cover Test Manager overview along with SAP heatmap.
The UiPath Test Manager overview with SAP heatmap webinar offers a concise yet comprehensive exploration of the role of a Test Manager within SAP environments, coupled with the utilization of heatmaps for effective testing strategies.
Participants will gain insights into the responsibilities, challenges, and best practices associated with test management in SAP projects. Additionally, the webinar delves into the significance of heatmaps as a visual aid for identifying testing priorities, areas of risk, and resource allocation within SAP landscapes. Through this session, attendees can expect to enhance their understanding of test management principles while learning practical approaches to optimize testing processes in SAP environments using heatmap visualization techniques
What will you get from this session?
1. Insights into SAP testing best practices
2. Heatmap utilization for testing
3. Optimization of testing processes
4. Demo
Topics covered:
Execution from the test manager
Orchestrator execution result
Defect reporting
SAP heatmap example with demo
Speaker:
Deepak Rai, Automation Practice Lead, Boundaryless Group and UiPath MVP
PHP Frameworks: I want to break free (IPC Berlin 2024)Ralf Eggert
In this presentation, we examine the challenges and limitations of relying too heavily on PHP frameworks in web development. We discuss the history of PHP and its frameworks to understand how this dependence has evolved. The focus will be on providing concrete tips and strategies to reduce reliance on these frameworks, based on real-world examples and practical considerations. The goal is to equip developers with the skills and knowledge to create more flexible and future-proof web applications. We'll explore the importance of maintaining autonomy in a rapidly changing tech landscape and how to make informed decisions in PHP development.
This talk is aimed at encouraging a more independent approach to using PHP frameworks, moving towards a more flexible and future-proof approach to PHP development.
Key Trends Shaping the Future of Infrastructure.pdfCheryl Hung
Keynote at DIGIT West Expo, Glasgow on 29 May 2024.
Cheryl Hung, ochery.com
Sr Director, Infrastructure Ecosystem, Arm.
The key trends across hardware, cloud and open-source; exploring how these areas are likely to mature and develop over the short and long-term, and then considering how organisations can position themselves to adapt and thrive.
"Impact of front-end architecture on development cost", Viktor TurskyiFwdays
I have heard many times that architecture is not important for the front-end. Also, many times I have seen how developers implement features on the front-end just following the standard rules for a framework and think that this is enough to successfully launch the project, and then the project fails. How to prevent this and what approach to choose? I have launched dozens of complex projects and during the talk we will analyze which approaches have worked for me and which have not.
GraphRAG is All You need? LLM & Knowledge GraphGuy Korland
Guy Korland, CEO and Co-founder of FalkorDB, will review two articles on the integration of language models with knowledge graphs.
1. Unifying Large Language Models and Knowledge Graphs: A Roadmap.
https://arxiv.org/abs/2306.08302
2. Microsoft Research's GraphRAG paper and a review paper on various uses of knowledge graphs:
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/research/blog/graphrag-unlocking-llm-discovery-on-narrative-private-data/
Search and Society: Reimagining Information Access for Radical FuturesBhaskar Mitra
The field of Information retrieval (IR) is currently undergoing a transformative shift, at least partly due to the emerging applications of generative AI to information access. In this talk, we will deliberate on the sociotechnical implications of generative AI for information access. We will argue that there is both a critical necessity and an exciting opportunity for the IR community to re-center our research agendas on societal needs while dismantling the artificial separation between the work on fairness, accountability, transparency, and ethics in IR and the rest of IR research. Instead of adopting a reactionary strategy of trying to mitigate potential social harms from emerging technologies, the community should aim to proactively set the research agenda for the kinds of systems we should build inspired by diverse explicitly stated sociotechnical imaginaries. The sociotechnical imaginaries that underpin the design and development of information access technologies needs to be explicitly articulated, and we need to develop theories of change in context of these diverse perspectives. Our guiding future imaginaries must be informed by other academic fields, such as democratic theory and critical theory, and should be co-developed with social science scholars, legal scholars, civil rights and social justice activists, and artists, among others.
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Builder.ai Founder Sachin Dev Duggal's Strategic Approach to Create an Innova...Ramesh Iyer
In today's fast-changing business world, Companies that adapt and embrace new ideas often need help to keep up with the competition. However, fostering a culture of innovation takes much work. It takes vision, leadership and willingness to take risks in the right proportion. Sachin Dev Duggal, co-founder of Builder.ai, has perfected the art of this balance, creating a company culture where creativity and growth are nurtured at each stage.
JMeter webinar - integration with InfluxDB and GrafanaRTTS
Watch this recorded webinar about real-time monitoring of application performance. See how to integrate Apache JMeter, the open-source leader in performance testing, with InfluxDB, the open-source time-series database, and Grafana, the open-source analytics and visualization application.
In this webinar, we will review the benefits of leveraging InfluxDB and Grafana when executing load tests and demonstrate how these tools are used to visualize performance metrics.
Length: 30 minutes
Session Overview
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During this webinar, we will cover the following topics while demonstrating the integrations of JMeter, InfluxDB and Grafana:
- What out-of-the-box solutions are available for real-time monitoring JMeter tests?
- What are the benefits of integrating InfluxDB and Grafana into the load testing stack?
- Which features are provided by Grafana?
- Demonstration of InfluxDB and Grafana using a practice web application
To view the webinar recording, go to:
https://www.rttsweb.com/jmeter-integration-webinar
Software Delivery At the Speed of AI: Inflectra Invests In AI-Powered QualityInflectra
In this insightful webinar, Inflectra explores how artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming software development and testing. Discover how AI-powered tools are revolutionizing every stage of the software development lifecycle (SDLC), from design and prototyping to testing, deployment, and monitoring.
Learn about:
• The Future of Testing: How AI is shifting testing towards verification, analysis, and higher-level skills, while reducing repetitive tasks.
• Test Automation: How AI-powered test case generation, optimization, and self-healing tests are making testing more efficient and effective.
• Visual Testing: Explore the emerging capabilities of AI in visual testing and how it's set to revolutionize UI verification.
• Inflectra's AI Solutions: See demonstrations of Inflectra's cutting-edge AI tools like the ChatGPT plugin and Azure Open AI platform, designed to streamline your testing process.
Whether you're a developer, tester, or QA professional, this webinar will give you valuable insights into how AI is shaping the future of software delivery.
2. Who am I?
- A web designer and programmer
- An advocate for web accessibility
- A writer on practical accessibility
- Read more at http://www.joedolson.com
3. What am I going to talk about?
1) Overview of web accessibility principles
2) Examples of testing methods (with and without tools)
3) Tools and resources for further work.
5. Fundamentals
- Techniques:
- Technology specific
- Rapidly changing as technology shifts
- Principles:
- Technology independent
- Change as research learns more about human
cognition
8. Perceivable
- your product can be perceived regardless of disability.
People who cannot use one or more of their senses can still
obtain the information on your web site.
9. Perceivability Red Flags:
- Is information contained in an image? A sound file? A
video?
- Does the information require specific knowledge to
interpret, such as awareness of position on the page or color?
- Does the document use HTML headings?
- Does the document's contrast meet minimum
specifications?
10.
11. Perceivability Requires Imagination
- Imagine the MANY possible ways to access your site:
- If the user cannot hear sounds (no speakers, Deaf or
Hard of Hearing)
- If the user cannot see images (non-image rendering
browser, blind or sight-impaired)
- If the user is not using the site as you laid it out (re-
drawn by a mobile browser or linearized by a screen reader)
12. Operable
- your product can be operated regardless of disability.
People who cannot use one or more of their senses can still
perform actions such as navigation, purchasing, or
communicating at your web site.
13. Operability Red Flags
- Can you easily distinguish link text from other text on the
site?
- When navigating without a mouse, can you tell where
you are in the site? Is the navigation order logical?
- On a form, can you navigate the form without a mouse?
Do you have to use fine motor skills to successfully select
options?
- Do pages have unique titles?
- Are links clearly labeled? (e.g. not “Read more” or “Click
here”)
14. Both menus have the
“Express Free” option
selected. The left is
using a keyboard.
15. Operability is Complicated
When it comes to forms and complex applications such as
video players, operability is very difficult to test thoroughly
without specialized knowledge and tools. However, the
keyboard test is a good start for any issue.
16. Understandable
The Information on and operation of the site must be
understandable. Users must be able to understand the
information as well as the operation of the user interface.
17. Understandability Red Flags
- Are interface methods consistent with expectations?
Links should be underlined; other text not.
- Is navigation consistent from one page to the next?
- Are functions identified consistently? (“Search” on one
page and “Find” on another)
- In a form, is it clear what information is needed and how
to enter it? (Dates, phone numbers, and other formatted data
in particular.)
- Is the language of the document specified?
18. Robust
- Your site is built according to standards.
A site is robust if it will be maximally usable on a wide range of
browsers or devices; building with W3C HTML standards helps
ensure that it will be usable on future devices or browsers.
Validating your site with the W3C's validator tool is the
primary test for this: http://validator.w3.org
21. Testing doesn't always need special tools
- Understanding how people with disabilities use a site
- Learning how to see potential problems
- Applying the principles of accessibility
22. Think like assistive technology
- Imagining you are blind isn't sufficient; you also have to
think like a machine
- You have to understand what information is available to
the computer.
This form of testing is only an overview: it can't detect every
problem. It can forestall endemic issues, however.
23. The Blind Experience
- Is keyboard dependent.
- Uses complex keyboard commands
- Gets information about visual objects from related text
Can links be visited via keyboard? Form fields? Submit
buttons? Are form responses announced when a form is
submitted? Has the web site defined keyboard controls which
may conflict with the assistive technology? Do images and
media files have text equivalents?
24. Low vision or partial sight.
- Use OS tools or assistive technology with screen
magnification
- May adjust browser settings to increase font size
- May use alternate contrast schemes
- May have narrow field of vision
Is all text visible when the font size is enlarged? Are line
lengths too long using screen magnifiers? Is contrast
sufficient for text to be legible with poor light perception or
color blindness? Do instructions depend on color
identification for success?
25. Reduced motor skills.
- May use a mouse, but have difficulty controlling it with
precision.
- May be keyboard dependent.
- May use special pointing devices such as a mouth stick,
head wand, or eye tracker.
Are clickable areas large enough to activate using less refined
pointing devices such as a mouth stick or head wand? Is
keyboard focus visible, so keyboard dependent users can tell
what they are currently activating?
26. Cognitive Limitations.
- May need extra time to complete time-based tasks.
- May become confused if navigation or layout of site
changes significantly from page to page
- May need orientation tools to return to previous pages
- May be highly distracted by motion or sound
Concerns relating to learning disabilities range broadly across
issues with recall, comprehension, reading skill, attention, and
spatial cognition. Use of contrast, color coordination of
related items, choice of fonts, and simplification of written
text are among the rich variety of strategies for supporting
these issues.
28. Overview of testing.
The best testing is to put a group of assistive tech users in
front of your site, and set them tasks to accomplish. This is,
obviously, beyond the means of most developers and clients.
The compromise is threefold:
- Limit use of newer, less-tested technologies.
- Research new features thoroughly.
- Do as much testing as you can.
29. General purpose tools (free!).
- Firefox Accessibility Toolbar: http://bit.ly/firefox-toolbar
- Internet Explorer Accessibility Toolbar:
http://bit.ly/ie-toolbar
- WebAIM's WAVE tester: http://wave.webaim.org
- Windows 'Ease of Access': http://bit.ly/ease-of-access
- MacOS Accessibility: http://bit.ly/mac-access
37. Finding more information.
- WCAG Recommended Techniques: highly technical, though
simpler than the WCAG itself.
http://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG-TECHS/
- WebAIM: Simplified summaries, recommendations.
Extensive documentation on almost every accessibility topic:
http://webaim.org
- University of Minnesota, Duluth Web Design References:
Extensive curated catalog of accessibility articles on the web:
http://bit.ly/t3tPZC