CANCELLED: Functional Web Accessibility Testing

Abstract

The Functional Accessibility Evaluator (FAE) and the Mozilla/Firefox Accessibility Extension can be used to test web resources for the functional accessibility requirements of the W3C WCAG and Section 508 accessibility requirements.  These tools automate the testing of many manual checking required by other automated tools.  FAE also provides site wide summary results designed to help managers efficiently allocate resources to improve accessibility.  The tools are also open source so there are free for anyone to use.
 

Statement of the problem or issue
Making web resources more functionally accessible to people with disabilities by providing tools that estimate the use of html best practices to improve accessibility

Outcomes
Participants will learn how to use these free tools to test their web resources for functional accessibility features

Importance or relevance to other organizations
These tools can be used by organizations and developers to evaluate and improve the accessibility of their web resources.

Presentation Outline

I.  Introduction

1. Why was the web invented
2. Current browser features for testing functional accessibility
3. Review of capabilities of current web accessibility testing tools

II. HTML Best Practices for Implementing Section 508 and W3C WCAG accessibility requirements

1. Relationship with W3C WCAG and Section 508
2. Navigation/Orientation techniques
3. Text equivalent techniques
4. Styling techniques
5. Scripting techniques
6. Use of standards

III. Mozilla/Firefox Accessibility Extension

1. Testing for navigation/orientation markup
2. Testing for text equivalent markup
3. Testing for styling markup
4. Testing for scripting markup
5. Testing for use of standards

IV. Functional Accessibility Evaluator

1. Sitewide summary report
2. Sitewide detail report
3. Page level summary report
4. Page level detail report
5. Page testing options