• Event dates: 16th and 17th September 2020

• Timings: 14:00 - 17:30 both days

This course is a live course, held remotely via Zoom

Please note that the ticket prices displayed are inclusive of VAT

Overview

This course, and its Advanced QA Testers follow-on, strips away the complexities of WCAG to introduce success criteria and checkpoints that are easy to pick up by testers who never wish to become “experts in WCAG”.

The Fundamentals course looks at a core set of simple accessibility test methodologies your QA team can integrate with their current test scripts while a site is being built to find accessibility errors throughout the build process when it’s more cost-effective to fix them. The tests can also be used post-launch to test updated or new content. It provides hands-on experience of accessibility tests that can reliably be done manually, often without the need for additional tools.

You will learn how to

Integrate half of the accessibility tests needed to test against WCAG 2.1 AA into your QA testing - practical guidance on what accessibility testing is and how to do it:

• An introduction to accessibility, WCAG and the purpose of accessibility testing
• For each of the WCAG Success Criteria covered: introduction to the requirement; guidance on how best to test it; examples of passes/fails; practical hands-on testing and discussion of results
• Introduction to a core set of accessibility testing tools
• (if you complete this couse plus the Advanced course) How to execute all WCAG 2.1 AA accessibility tests on desktop and mobile

Is this for you?

• Suitable for any QA testers who want to gain a solid foundation in how to test sites on desktop and mobile for accessibility issues. It will also benefit Product Owners, Business Analysts or anyone who wants the knowledge to reliably and quickly test the accessibility of their products.

Benefits to you/your organisation

• Adding the ability to efficiently test websites against WCAG checkpoints throughout the development life cycle to your QA skills
• Finding issues in QA means you identify accessibility issues earlier, reducing stress, fix cost and time compared to finding issues later
• Minimise the risk of litigation by finding accessibility issues early so it's more likely they can be fixed before product launch
• Reduces your reliance on external auditors for testing your Websites against WCAG guidelines – you are developing accessibility knowledge in-house
• (if you complete Fundamentals & Advanced) The ability to efficiently test your websites for all WCAG checkpoints, on desktop and mobile

Pre-Requisites

• General knowledge of QA testing of websites
• Laptop required for the Zoom video conference, and so you can participate in the key training exercises

About Hassell Inclusion

At Hassell Inclusion we’re passionate about removing barriers in digital technology, making it accessible to everyone.

That’s why we work with you to activate and embed digital accessibility into both your organisations and products, to help you meet your business goals .

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