TEC-SW-007 Section 508 Testing Methodologies

Type: Lecture; instructor live demo
Length: One half day, four hours
Audience: Technical staff; testing personnel
Prerequisites: None
Equipment Required: Projector, Display Screen, speakers, Internet access for instructor Material Provided: Training slides, Section 508 Standards Document, Sample Test Report, and Best Practices for Testing Checklist

Course Overview:

This course is designed for technical and testing personnel. The course begins with a broad overview of the issues associated with disabilities and how users of assistive technology face challenges in working with electronic & information technology (E&IT). Following these overview discussions the topics address the specific Section 508 technical standards associated with the Web, and move into the area of developing test plans, test cases and test reports. We will review at least one technique for how each of the technical standards can be evaluated for compliance. Topics will include:

• Why accessibility is important: the Basics
• Types of disabilities
• How disabilities affect access to information
• A discussion of assistive technologies (devices and applications)
• What programmers are told to consider when programming websites
• Accessibility background: Origins of Section 508 standards
• Reviewing the Section 508 Web standards
• Types of Testing Tools
• Developing a Test Plan
• Developing Test Cases
• Considerations for Creating a Test Reporting Document
• Testing to the Section 508 Standards: a standard-by-standard guide
• Validating the results of remediation: Is it important?

This is a fast paced, top-level comprehensive course on Section 508 compliance testing. We will also discuss "Best Practices in Testing" as part of this course.

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