RE: Accessibility testing on device simulators

Yes, agreed! Thank you for all your valuable feedback.

Right now, with the lack of real devices available for testing, am exploring other options as we have 'browser stack' accounts in our team. Latest, I got response from their support team that they do not support testing with screen readers at this point.

@ Alan, we are testing with JAWS, NVDA on desktops. This is mainly for testing on mobile devices. Your response is great in terms of understanding various perspectives on testing with real devices.

@ Tobias, yes if the browser stack can make the screen reader testing a reality, it is absolutely worth at least for some high level testing.

Thanks again!

Best,
Poornima.

-----Original Message-----
From: Elizabeth Linnetz [mailto:elizabeth.linnetz@theprimacy.com]
Sent: Monday, December 04, 2017 2:59 PM
To: Tobias Bengfort <tobias.bengfort@posteo.de>; w3c-wai-ig@w3.org
Subject: RE: Accessibility testing on device simulators

Tobias and Poornima,

We've seen through our own testing that we find issues on real devices that don't show up on browserstack.  For this reason, we only use browserstack in a pinch- if the client requires testing on a device we can't get, for example.

For the majority of our qa testing - both functionality and layout, as well as all of our accessibility testing, we use real devices.

Beth


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-----Original Message-----
From: Tobias Bengfort [mailto:tobias.bengfort@posteo.de]
Sent: Monday, December 4, 2017 2:43 PM
To: w3c-wai-ig@w3.org
Subject: Re: Accessibility testing on device simulators

Hi Poornima,

On 04/12/17 16:13, Subramanian, Poornima (PCL) wrote:
> 2.      Any experience with "browse stack" simulator?

As far as I know, browserstack is not a simulator. Instead, it gives you access to real browsers on VMs via a web interface. So far, they do not support screen readers.

According to their website, they include OS/browser combinations based on market share[1]. Sound is already available[2]. I think it would be totally possible for them to include screen readers in their services.
Maybe they have just never thought of it.

I must admit that I have never thought of it either. But having a service that gives me access to all kinds of OS/Browser/AT combinations would actually be fantastic. If someone from browserstack is reading
this: Please make this reality!

tobias

[1]: https://www.browserstack.com/question/479

[2]: https://www.browserstack.com/question/626




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