Ryerson-test/RYER101/Aspects/Overview

Aspects of Web Accessibility Auditing

In this learning pathway, to provide you with a foundation for your studies and activities, we will identify and explain the key considerations and aspects of web accessibility review work. This overview will include topics such as:

• Types of disabilities and common barriers encountered in web content
• The tools and testing strategies used in detailed web accessibility auditing
• Thinking beyond accessibility testing
• The W3C Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.0)

Next, we will look at numerous non-technical and some technical aspects of web accessibility auditing. The following sections will provide a foundation of understanding for the chapters that follow.

Objectives

By the end of this learning pathway, you will be able to:

• Practice some basic audit strategies to quickly identify potential web content barriers.
• Relate testing to broader practices of reporting and awareness.
• Begin to build your Web Accessibility Auditing Toolkit.

Activities

• Set up and start learning to use the ChromeVox screen reader
• Self-Test 1