Accessibility Services
Accessibility Audits
In auditing a site for accessibility compliance there needs to be a mix of automated and manual testing. Gian Wild uses the following automated testing tools:
- FireFox Web Developer Toolbar
- Cynthia Says
- AccVerify
- WAVE
- W3C HTML Validator
- W3C CSS Validator
An absolutely essential part of an auditing process is manual testing. Gian also manually tests web sites to review content, for example, to ensure it is clear and concise (Checkpoint 14.1) and that ALT attributes correctly describe the image (Checkpoint 1.1).
When building a new site, Gian recommends auditing during the following stages:
- Design
- Template development
- Final launch
Accessibility Consulting
Sometimes accessibility needs can be complicated. Gian Wild offers help desk advice for developers or managers at all stages of the Web Development LifeCycle. Consulting advice can take the form of example code, testing new pages or advising on information to be included in web site tenders. Gian also writes articles and books, such as the Office for Disability Factsheets and the eGovernment Accessibility Toolkit to improve the uptake of accessibility.
Accessibility Seminars
Gian Wild offers an accessibility basics seminar which covers how people with disabilities use the web and how inaccessible web sites affect them. This one hour session also includes Australian and state legal requirements, including the status of WCAG2.
Accessibility Training
Gian Wild offers two types of accessibility training:
- Accessibility training for developers
- Accessibility training for content authors
These one day training sessions cover all the code (developer session) or content (content author session) requirements needed to make a web site Level AA accessible (WCAG1). The training sessions are hands on, and attendees will have the opportunity to work on their own examples.
