Operating web functionality using other devices such as pointers

Hello all,

Here is my second question for today. Sorry I know you are all far more advanced than me. In terms of checking accessibility for items such as single pointer use, or other methods outside keyboard and screen reader, I am a bit stuck. I can't validate these items personally and confirm confidently that, "Yes, we meet these requirements", could anyone confirm whether this requires outsourcing some testing to users who do use alternative methods?

It seems I can't look at our editorial decisions or the HTML or ask the developer to look at all the bits I don't have access to for this. It seems like it needs someone who uses pointers and the like to confirm? Or is there an easy way to validate without external testing.

Can anyone suggest how they handled validating that they met such requirements?

With kind regards
Louise

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