Accessibility testing: How to correctly evaluate Section 508
Accessibility testing: How to correctly evaluate Section 508
"More than 240 businesses across the country have been sued in federal court over website accessibility since the beginning of 2015. Similar litigation has been brought against universities on the grounds that the free online courses they offer aren’t captioned for deaf users, and against ride-sharing services because their smartphone apps lack text-to-speech capability for blind users." (LA Times, 2017)
This webinar dives into the theory vs practice of optimizing websites and mobile apps for Accessibility. Accessibility guidelines are available online (Section 508 of the Americans with Disabilities Act and W3C's WCAG 2.0 guidelines) but while following the guidelines is relatively easy, actual accessibility is more nuanced and difficult to fully optimize with, without including users with disabilities.
Accessibility testing, like usability testing, involves actually testing your website or mobile app with end-users. In this webinar, we will discuss this critical UX technique for optimizing accessibility.
Agenda
- Accessibility: Section 508 compliance gaps
- Theory vs Reality in Accessibility compliance
- Testing with users with Disabilities: where to start
- What Accessibility Testing looks like...
- Q&A
Want to learn more? Check out our 2-day Accessibility Course
What You Get:
Unlimited Archive Access
PDF Notes (PPT)
Access to Trainer with any questions
By the end of this UX training you will:
Gain insight into Accessibility Testing
Learn how to evaluate for Section 508 to validate beyond guidelines
Learn how to plan for Accessibility Testing
Frank Spillers, MS (CEO, Founder & CXO)
Frank Spillers is a distinguished speaker, author, and internationally respected Senior UX practitioner and UX Master Trainer. He is a world expert in improving the design and user experience of products, services, and experiences across numerous industries and applications. A recognized leader in the field, Frank has successfully applied 22 years of advanced knowledge of UX and Human-Centered Design methodology in Fortune 500, non-profits, and corporate environments globally.
A recognized subject matter expert by the U.S. Department of Labor, Frank has developed new UX techniques for understanding user needs, assessing user experience, and conducting rapid design prototyping. Recently, he has contributed ground-breaking research on the impact of design and emotion. His current work has been profiled in leading industry publications including The Handbook of Task Analysis for Human-Computer Interaction, MarketingSherpa's Landing Page Handbook, and the book-- The Persona Lifecycle.
Before founding Experience Dynamics in 2001, Frank managed usability consulting for WebCriteria (now IBM Analytics) and worked with students of Dr. Donald Norman (the grandfather of Human-Centered Design) at Intuitive Design, a San Diego-based User-Centered Design consultancy. His current clients include Microsoft, Intel, IBM, Logitech, GE, Hewlett-Packard, KeyBank, Four Seasons, Chase, Target.com, and Whitepages.com. He has trained over 70,000 UX designers globally and continues to teach through his mentoring group: www.uxinnercircle.com
Frank received his Master's in Cognitive Science (MS) from Birmingham University, UK in the user experience of virtual reality with an emphasis on collaborative virtual environments.
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