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