BUSINESS SITUATION
Client is a major State Government Department which launched a notification portal. As per legislation, the portal had to comply with WCAG 2.0 AA compliance. Multiple device and OS combinations were required to be tested
SOLUTION
What Was Developed: Accessibility Testing Approach
- Use automated tools that reference WCAG 2.0 AA standards
- Manually check results of automated tools
- Manual tests for iOS and Android accessibility compliance standards
- On-Device Assistive Technology – To ensure real-world accessibility, we include an assessment of the app using inbuilt Assistive Technology (VoiceOver, TalkBack, Zoom) to identify practical accessibility issues
- Test with a screen reader
- Testing across various browser combinations
KEY TOOLS USED
- Code inspection and validation tools – Tenon, A-Checker, WAVE
- Screen reader software – JAWS Screenreader and NVDA
- Browser tools – IE WAT and Web Developer Toolbar (IE, Firefox, and Chrome)
- iOS – iOS Accessibility Scanner, VoiceOver for iOS, and iOS Color Contrast Checker
- Android – Accessibility Scanner, TalkBack for Android
BENEFITS
Number of accessibility issues found as per below:
- 15 accessibility issues found during penetration testing
- Client improved its compliance from initial 85% to 98% after fixes
- Provided accessibility standards training to the client development team
- Reviewed and provided recommendations on client user interface design
TECHNOLOGY STACK
Test Results after Initial Assessment
- ASP.Net
- AWS
- WebAPIs
- SQL Server
- AWS Lambda
- Dockers
- Node.js
- GitLab