Day 18 – Using a color contrast tool

For this one I wanted to actually demonstrate a low contrast issue on a real site. I used aXe Chrome extension which is a great evaluation tool by Deque Systems. I didn't mention it in my Accessibility Testing Tools post since I wrote it a while back before I got used to it, but I definitely …

Global Accessibility Awareness Day 2017

Hi all, Happy Global Accessibility Awareness Day! You can check out updates on the following hashtags on Twitter:  #GAAD and #GAAD2017. You can also use them to share you own stories on how you help raise accessibility awareness today. See also the Global Accessibility Awareness Day Twitter account , and the list of events worldwide …

Day 11 – Using NVDA with eyes shut

Wow, that was a real challenge! I thought I know how to get around using NVDA but when I hid my laptop screen and tried using only the keyboard I found out interesting things. Disorientation One of the major challenges was to figure out where the focus was. Am I on the top banner? Did …

Day 7 – Don’t Touch That Mouse!

The Challenge The Challenge for Day 7 was to unplug the mouse and use only the keyboard. I've unplugged the mouse for about 3 hours. Now, I am a person who likes using the  keyboard and still, not using a mouse at all was a very interesting experience. I know the WCAG guidelines about keyboard …

Day 8 – Books about Accessibility

Day 8 Challenge is to read a book about accessibility. Here are a few options: Inclusive Design Patterns by Heydon Pickering. The book is very easy to read and understand. It is built around the things you wish to create, instead of the checklist of how you would test them. Also it has a stunning design. …

Day 6 – Assistive Technology – Big Keys Keyboard Example

Introduction Assistive technology (AT) is all kinds of things that help people do stuff. It ranges from eyeglasses to speech recognition software, from eye tracking devices to spell checkers. For a short video introduction see Understanding Assistive Technology. This post is for giving an example of one such AT - the big keys keyboard. Big …

Day 5 – WCAG 2.0 – Adaptable Content Guideline.

Introduction The challenge of Day 5 was "Read the 12 guidelines of WCAG 2.0. Write a short post on one of them". First of all, if you are new to WCAG 2.0, I suggest you check out this WCAG 2.0 Checklist. It's very simple, it keeps in at headings level, and divide the success criteria according to …

Day 2 – Use a tool like WAVE to scan a web page for accessibility problems.

Introduction The Challenge for Day 2 of the 30 Days of Accessibility Testing was: Use a tool like WAVE to scan a web page for accessibility problems. For this challenge I used the WAVE Firefox extension to test the Jerusalem Cinematheque English home page. Issues found by WAVE The tool found 4 types of errors …

Day 1 – Diversity of Disabilities and The Effects of Aging

Introduction The Challenge for Day 1 of the 30 Days of Accessibility Testing was: Learn about the diversity of disabilities and the effects of aging Both links mentioned in the original challenge of the day were very interesting to read. The one about Diversity of Web Users and the other about Web Accessibility and Older …

30 Days of Accessibility Testing – My Challenge Journal

Hi all, I am very excited about the new 30 Days of Accessibility Testing Challenge. First of all because I am very passionate about the web accessibility and I think it's great that testers will learn more about it. Second reason is that I contributed to the creation of this challenge. The interesting thing is …