The Web Accessibility Project: Development and Testing Best Practices

The World Report on Disability reveals that 15% of the global population is affected by some sort of disability, and many C-Suite executives perceive digital accessibility (DA) as an endless task. To address this, many countries are increasing their legislative efforts to make web accessibility an important part of web development and testing of software releases. The Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) is a global guide on accessibility recommendations developed by the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) to help organizations meet minimum standard accessibility guidelines. It is important for front-end engineers and Quality Assurance (QA) test analysts to learn WCAG best practices to incorporate accessibility-focused inclusive design, development, and extensive accessibility testing into their applications. The Web Accessibility Project: Development and Testing Best Practices helps developers address right accessibility attributes to user interface (UI) components and focus on developing manual and automation tests for QA professionals to inject accessibility audit, accessibility functional tests, and accessibility automation tests into their Continuous Integration and Continuous Development (CI/CD) models. By applying the accessibility best practices covered in this book, developers can help their organizations rise to a whole new level of accessibility adherence, innovation, and inclusive design, and see greater work satisfaction in their professional lives and a way to help improve digital accessibility for end users.

Format: Hardback
Length: 220 pages
Publication date: 20 July 2022
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Approximately 15% of the global population is affected by some sort of disability, according to the World Report on Disability. Many C-Suite executives perceive digital accessibility (DA) as an endless task. Among the engineering leaders, one in four leaders are reliant on very limited knowledge about digital accessibility. Many countries are increasing their legislative efforts to make web accessibility an important part in web development and testing of software releases. Numerous organizations are facing extreme turbulence when not adhering to international accessibility guidelines while developing their softwares and website applications.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) is a global guide on accessibility recommendations that are developed through the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) to help organizations to meet minimum standard accessibility guidelines. It has become critical for every organization to focus on implementing the accessibility checks at every stage of their application development to avoid costly mistakes. Meanwhile, the need for front-end engineers and Quality Assurance (QA) test analysts to learn WCAG best practices is immensely important for the growing need to incorporate accessibility-focused inclusive design, development, and extensive accessibility testing, which are essential for most of the customer-facing websites.

In a fast-paced world, incorporating shift left accessibility within development and testing is the new normal. The Web Accessibility Project: Development and Testing Best Practices helps developers address right accessibility attributes to user interface (UI) components. It also helps developers focus on developing manual and automation tests for QA professionals to inject accessibility audit, accessibility, and accessibility testing.

Weight: 590g
Dimension: 246 x 174 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781032280837