Re: Accessibility testing for onrr.gov

Thank you, Steve,

This is one of the best ways I've seen someone address this. I completely
agree.

*Daniel Horning*
518-333-5100


On Tue, Nov 22, 2022 at 1:24 AM Steve Green <steve.green@testpartners.co.uk>
wrote:

> While I would give the team credit for doing more than many, perhaps most,
> teams, further testing would be required to meet the stated objective of
> "make sure this website was as accessible as possible for all users", which
> is a pretty high bar.
>
> As Peter rightly says, a manual WCAG audit is essential. It will find most
> of the issues that user testing finds, but it will do so more easily and
> cheaply. You get the best results from user testing if you do it after the
> website is fully WCAG conformant.
>
> However, I do not recommend the Trusted Tester certification. It
> trivialises the WCAG testing by reducing it to a checklist-based procedure
> that prioritises repeatability over accuracy. It does not take into account
> the need for investigation, which is essential given the complexity of
> modern code. It does not allow testers to use their skill or even develop
> their skill beyond what the course teaches. As such, I believe it harms our
> profession.
>
> I recommend doing assistive technology testing before the user testing.
> They are not the same thing at all. In an assistive technology test, a
> skilled consultant tests every part of each page. User testing is usually
> task or scenario based to assess whether end to end tasks are accessible,
> so the user only views part of each page. The sessions should be moderated
> and involve members of the general public. The two types of testing are
> complementary and neither is sufficient on its own.
>
> User testing ought to include other screen readers as well as screen
> magnifiers and voice recognition software.
>
> Steve Green
> Managing Director
> Test Partners Ltd
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Peter Shikli <pshikli@access2online.com>
> Sent: 21 November 2022 19:21
> To: w3c-wai-ig@w3.org
> Subject: Re: Accessibility testing for onrr.gov
>
> Mr. Bailey / Ms. Thomas,
>
> Glad to hear of accessibility progress. Did you use Trusted Testers
> certified by the federal Office of Accessible Systems and Technology to
> audit and validate the new onrr.gov website's accessibility per Section
> 508, perhaps by signing a Letter of Reasonable Accessibility to post on the
> website?
>
> Cheers,
> Peter Shikli
> Access2online Inc.
> www.access2online.com
> Prison inmates helping the internet become accessible
>
>
> Bruce Bailey wrote on 11/21/2022 11:09 AM:
> > From:  https://blog-nrrd.doi.gov/four-part-hybrid-testing/
> >> Before launching the newly redesigned onrr.gov, we wanted to make sure
> this website was as accessible as possible for all users.  We previously
> chronicled our efforts to make all documents on onrr.gov accessible, and
> developed next steps for 508 compliance within ONRR.  Part of these next
> steps was to extend accessibility beyond linked documents to the entire
> website...
> > Website under discussion is:  https://www.onrr.gov/ U.S. Department of
> > the Interior (DOI) Office of Natural Resources Revenue (ONRR)
> >> Open data, design, & development at the U.S. Department of the
> >> Interior
> > Please do not reply to me directly, as this great example and
> interesting best practice story is not anything I was involved with.  I
> found it worth sharing, and I pass it along with the author's permission.
> > For more information via email, please use:  nrrd@onrr.gov
> >
> >
> > From: Agency IT Accessibility Coordinators (Sec508ITAC)
> > <SEC508ITAC@LISTSERV.GSA.GOV> On Behalf Of Thomas, Christine L
> > Sent: Monday, November 21, 2022 11:09 AM
> > To: SEC508ITAC@LISTSERV.GSA.GOV
> > Subject: [508] New accessibility blog post!
> >
> > Hello,
> >
> > The newly redesigned onrr.gov is now live!
> >
> > We published a new blog post outlining our accessibility testing on
> > the new onrr.gov:  https://blog-nrrd.doi.gov/four-part-hybrid-testing/
> >
> > The blog post focuses on testing the new website prior to launch. We
> incorporated WCAG and Section 508 requirements "from the ground up" during
> the design process.
> >
> > Ensuring that our websites are accessible is an ongoing and iterative
> process for us, and we're happy to share these first steps.
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Christine Thomas
> > Program Analyst
> > Open Data, Design, & Development
> > Office of Natural Resources Revenue
> >
> >
>
>
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