Re: Automated and manual testing process

Hi Andrew--
I think of manual testing as the part of an accessibility review where functionality is tested with a keyboard and functionality and comprehension are tested with a screen reader. (I realize there's more to both, but just wanted to make a distinction). I put user testing in a completely different category, however, which involves persons with disabilities performing tasks, with or without a facilitator.
Hope that helps!
Mike
 

    On Saturday, January 28, 2017 5:38 PM, Andrew Kirkpatrick <akirkpat@adobe.com> wrote:
 

  AGWGer’s,I’d like to get the thoughts from the group on what constitutes “manual testing” (I’m more comfortable with what counts as automated testing).
Testing the presence of alternative text on an image in HTML or other formats can be done with automated testing, but testing for the presence ofgood alternative text requires (at least for now) human involvement in the test process (manual testing).
What if testing cannot be done by a single person and requires user testing – does that count as manual testing, or is that something different?
Thanks,AWK
Andrew KirkpatrickGroup Product Manager, Standards and AccessibilityAdobe 
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