Accessibility Support Baseline: Balancing User Needs Against Test Effort
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The document discusses the concept of an accessibility support baseline for websites and mobile apps, emphasizing the need for a minimum set of combinations of operating systems, browsers, and assistive technologies expected to be used. It outlines various levels of support and quality assurance practices before and after launch, catering to user needs while balancing development efforts. Additionally, it provides specific examples of platforms and technologies to consider for ensuring accessibility compliance.
Accessibility Support Baseline: Balancing User Needs Against Test Effort
- 1. THE ACCESSIBILITY SUPPORT BASELINE Aidan Tierney @AidanA11y CSUN March 25, 2016
- 2. "It can be difficult to know where to start, and more difficult to know where to stop." - Chetan Bakhru @cbakhru
- 3. Accessibility Support Baseline "the minimum set of combinations of operating systems, web browsers, assistive technologies, and other user agents that the website is expected to work with" Website Accessibility Conformance Evaluation Methodology (WCAG-EM) 1.0 http://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG-EM/
- 4. Examples of 'combinations' Windows 10, IE 11, Jaws 16, Android 5.1.1, TalkBack 4.2, Nexus 6 iOS 9.2.x, Safari, VoiceOver, iPad Air 2
- 5. Balancing… User needs & EXPECTATIONS Effort to develop, test & SUPPORT
- 6. Lip service Insincere support or respect expressed but not put into practice.
- 7. Support Anticipating and addressing user needs & expectations
- 8. Evidence of support for AT • We could speak to the person reporting the issue and not say something embarrassing like "what's JAWS?" • We have knowledge of the AT and ability to use it on a device to replicate an issue within a day or two • We have already tested the app with the AT • We can investigate or fix the issue • We have licensing, firewall clearance, and basic training in place for this AT
- 9. Assistive Technology (AT) Version # E.g. JAWS 17, NVDA 2016.1 Operating System (OS) Version # E.g. Windows 10, OSX 10.11, iOS 8.4 Browser Version # E.g. IE 11, Chrome 49 Device Mostly for mobile E.g. iPhone 6 Plus, Samsung Galaxy S6, iPad Air 2 Things to account for in baseline And users of course!
- 10. Tens or even hundreds of possible combinations
- 11. Support for additional combinations will likely impact effort, cost & timelines Development QA Customer/user support teams Project delivery timelines Tools & training
- 12. Levels of support • Full • Reduced • Targeted • On Demand • None (at this time)
- 13. Support level before & after launch - May not need to be the same • QA before launch • Customer support • E.g. Projects tests with JAWS 17 but will support customers on JAWS 15, 16 also
- 14. Level Before launch: QA & Dev After launch: User –reported issues Full QA tests all screens and user flows QA validates & Dev addresses all issues Reduced Scope defined by project Factors to consider: core functionality, templates QA validates & Dev addresses all issues Targeted QA tests only specific content related to known differences for a particular combination Only used before launch. On Demand No QA activity before launch QA validates all issues. Remedial action taken by Dev only where code does not conform to WCAG and where feasible. None No QA activity prior to release. No QA or Dev activity, but Customer Service does support user. Levels of Support Defined 14
- 15. WCAG & the baseline It SHOULD work It DOES work
- 17. OS OS Version Assistive Technolog y (AT) Device Level of Test/ QA Level of user support iOS Latest major version VoiceOver Late- model Full Full Android Latest major version with > 10% share TalkBack Late- model, minimal bloatware Full Full Mobile App Baseline - Basics
- 18. OS OS Version AT Device Level of Test/ QA Level of user support iOS iOS 9.x VoiceOver iPhone 6 Full Full Android Android 5.x TalkBack Nexus 6 Full Full Mobile App Baseline – Basics w. specific versions iOS versions stats: https://developer.apple.com/support/app-store/ Android version stats: https://developer.android.com/about/dashboards/index.html
- 19. iOS 9 adoption – almost overnight https://mixpanel.com/trends/#report/ios_9
- 20. Android adoption – a different story https://mixpanel.com/trends/#report/android_os_adoption
- 21. OS OS Version AT Device Level of Test/QA Level of user support iOS Latest major version VO Late-model Full Full iOS Prior major version VO Different, late-model Reduced Full iOS All other versions the app supports None None None On Demand iOS Future version, if expected soon after launch VO Late-model Reduced Full Android Latest major version with > 10% share TB Late-model, minimal bloatware Full Full Android Prior Android version TB Most popular Android device (if known) Reduced Full Android Other versions None None None None Mobile App Baseline - Generic
- 23. OS AT/ mode Browser Level of Test/QA Level of user support Windows JAWS (n-1) IE 11 Full? Full? Windows JAWS (n, n- 2) IE 11 None On Demand Windows NVDA FF (latest) Full? Full? Windows WindowEyes ZoomText? Other AT? OSX VoiceOver Safari Web/Desktop Baseline – fill in the blanks
- 24. MOBILE WEB & RESPONSIVE WEB
- 25. Responsive web • Browser based • Smartphone, Tablet, Desktop • Breakpoints: – May be more than 3 – Portrait vs. Landscape – Interface components change – Include targeted testing for changes
- 26. OS OS Version AT Browser Device Level of Test/QA Level of user support iOS iOS 9.2.x VO Safari Late-model iPad –landscape view Full Full iOS iOS 9.2.x VO Safari Late-model iPad –portrait view Targeted Full iOS Other versions site supports VO Safari Late-model None On Demand Android Android 5.1.x TB Chrome? Firefox? Nexus 10 – landscape view Full Full Android Android 5.1.x TB Chrome? Firefox? Nexus 10 portrait view Targeted Full Android Other versions site supports TB Any Late-model None On Demand Responsive Web for Tablet Baseline - Specific
- 27. Each organization or team needs to make its own call on what is the right baseline.
- 29. THE ACCESSIBILITY SUPPORT BASELINE Aidan Tierney @AidanA11y CSUN March 25, 2016