South Carolina Web Testers Program
The South Carolina Assistive Technology Program is working with the SC Assistive Technology Advisory Committee, under the S.C. State Budget & Control Board, to train both people who use assistive technology and those who don't, in the evaluation of state agency web pages for accessibility and usability. The Web Testers Pilot Program was finished in August 2009, and we're looking ahead to a Web Testers Program that will add testers and look at 6 state agency web sites for accessibility and usability. For more information contact Janet Jendron at Janet.Jendron@uscmed.sc.edu.
We’re beginning to train web testers to evaluate pages using a variety of tools to respond to an accessibility/usability questionnaire (Word). Testers from throughout South Carolina and neighboring states use screen readers, screen enlargers, voice-activated, and other alternative access technology to access web pages and evaluate them.
Reports to the agencies will include the testers’ findings and many comments/descriptions of the testers’ successful and unsuccessful experiences in information on the agency web sites.
Resources
- ATIA 2011 Web Testers presentation (PowerPoint)
- Web accessibility and the law presentation (PowerPoint)
- Web Testers accessibility/usability Questionnaire (Word)
- Explanation of the Web Testers Questionnaire
- Common challenges reported by Web Testers in accessing electronic information
- Web Accessibilty Evaluation Resources page
- Responses from testers and agencies to the Web Testers program
- Presentation with overview of the Web Testers program (PowerPoint)