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    "title" : "Mobile Product Accessibility Testing Resources |Digital.gov",
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    {"title" :"Mobile Product Accessibility Testing Resources","summary" : "Accessibility testing is a subset of usability testing and is the inclusive practice of making websites and mobile applications usable by people of all abilities and disabilities. You do this by testing mobile websites and/or applications on all leading browsers, mobile devices and screen readers. This article was developed as part of the Mobile Application","date" : "2013-07-31T10:34:45-04:00","date_modified" : "2025-01-27T19:42:55-05:00","topics" : {
        
            "accessibility" : "Accessibility",
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      "filepath" :"news/2013/07/2013-07-31-mobile-product-accessibility-testing-resources.md",
      "filepathURL" :"https://github.com/GSA/digitalgov.gov/blob/bc-archive-content-3/content/news/2013/07/2013-07-31-mobile-product-accessibility-testing-resources.md",
      "editpathURL" :"https://github.com/GSA/digitalgov.gov/edit/bc-archive-content-3/content/news/2013/07/2013-07-31-mobile-product-accessibility-testing-resources.md","slug" : "mobile-product-accessibility-testing-resources","url" : "/preview/gsa/digitalgov.gov/bc-archive-content-3/2013/07/31/mobile-product-accessibility-testing-resources/","content" :"\u003cp\u003eAccessibility testing is a subset of usability testing and is the inclusive practice of making websites and mobile applications usable by people of all abilities and disabilities. You do this by testing mobile websites and/or applications on all leading browsers, mobile devices and screen readers.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis article was developed as part of the \u003ca href=\"https://digital.gov/resources/mobile-application-development-program/\" title=\"Mobile Application Development Program\"\u003eMobile Application Development Program\u003c/a\u003e. See our \u003ca href=\"https://digital.gov/2013/08/22/mobile-product-testing-guidelines/\" title=\"Mobile Product Testing Guidelines and Resources\"\u003egeneral guidelines to testing\u003c/a\u003e article for more resources on mobile product testing.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 id=\"toc0\"\u003e\u003ca name=\"x-Government Guidance\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003eGovernment Guidance\u003c/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCurrently, there are no clear best practice Section 508 testing approach for native mobile apps. Web apps designed for mobile browsers should follow the same testing approach as any other Web content to be fully accessible and Section 508 compliant.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 id=\"toc1\"\u003e\u003ca name=\"x-Resources Available\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003eResources Available\u003c/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eListed below are resources available that further describe and conduct accessibility testing. These services/companies or websites are offered as a sample of what is currently available for accessibility testing and do not indicate an endorsement of them or their products and/or services.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 id=\"toc2\"\u003e\u003ca name=\"x-Resources Available-Web Resources\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003eWeb Resources\u003c/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.ssbbartgroup.com/amp/index.php\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eAccessibility Management Platform\u003c/a\u003e – page from the SSB Bart Group on the Accessibility Management Platform (AMP).\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"http://developer.android.com/guide/topics/ui/accessibility/index.html\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eAndroid\u003c/a\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEnable Accessibility on Android devices and activate a screen reader (\u003ca href=\"https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.marvin.talkback\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eTalkBack\u003c/a\u003e is preinstalled on many devices). Other screen readers and text-to-speech libraries are free in the Android Market.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"http://us.blackberry.com/legal/accessibility.html\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eBlackBerry\u003c/a\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eApplications should be tested on a production screen reader or other assistive technology application that is installed on a BlackBerry device.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://developer.apple.com/technologies/ios/accessibility.html\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eiOS\u003c/a\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"http://developer.apple.com/library/ios/#technotes/TestingAccessibilityOfiOSApps/TestAccessibilityonYourDevicewithVoiceOver/TestAccessibilityonYourDevicewithVoiceOver.html\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eAccessibility Inspector in iOS Simulator \u003c/a\u003e– checks elements for accessibility in an application\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"http://www.apple.com/accessibility/voiceover/devicesupport.html\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eVoiceOver on device\u003c/a\u003e – screen reader for those with impaired vision\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"http://www.m-enabling.com/\"\u003eM-Enabling Conference Resources\u003c/a\u003e– The M-Enabling events are frequent gatherings of private and public accessibility experts working to promote mobile accessible and assistive applications and services for senior citizens and persons with disabilities.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"http://www.iheni.com/mobile-accessibility-guidelines/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eMobile Accessibility Guidelines\u003c/a\u003e – blog post from Henny Swan listing mobile accessibility guidelines.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"http://www.iheni.com/mobile-accessibility-tests/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eMobile Accessibility Tests\u003c/a\u003e – blog post from Henny Swan with a guide on mobile accessibility tests.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"http://speckyboy.com/2010/04/12/mobile-web-and-app-development-testing-and-emulation-tools/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eMobile Web and App Development Testing and Emulation Tools\u003c/a\u003e – article listing free tools for mobile web and app development testing and emulation.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"http://www.interactiveaccessibility.com/blog/ios-and-android-mobile-accessibility\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eSetting up iOS and Android for Mobile Accessibility Testing\u003c/a\u003e – blog post discussing how to set up iOS and Android for mobile accessibility testing.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"http://www.totalvalidator.com/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eTotal Validator\u003c/a\u003e – a free website validator tool.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"http://validator.w3.org/mobile/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eW3C MobileOK Checker\u003c/a\u003e – the W3C MobileOK Checker site.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"http://webaim.org/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eWebAIM\u003c/a\u003e – non-profit website with comprehensive web accessibility resources.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"http://mobiforge.com/developing/story/why-mobile-web-accessibility-matters-best-practices-make-your-mobile-site-accessibl\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eWhy Mobile Web Accessibility Matters\u003c/a\u003e – article discussing best practices to make a mobile site accessible.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3 id=\"toc3\"\u003e\u003ca name=\"x-Resources Available-Testing Services\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003eTesting Services\u003c/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese services/companies or web sites are offered as a sample of what is currently available and do not indicate an endorsement of them or their products and/or services. Agencies should consult their Accessibility experts about other mobile accessibility tools.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"http://achecker.ca/checker/index.php\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eAChecker\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.ssbbartgroup.com/amp/index.php\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eAMP (Accessibility Management Platform)\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"http://%20http//www.contentquality.com/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eCynthia\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"http://www.nomensa.com/services/accessibility-and-inclusive-design/accessibility-testing\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eNomensa\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"http://www.tawdis.net/ingles.html\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eTAW3\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"http://www.totalvalidator.com/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eTotal Validator\u003c/a\u003e \u003cem\u003e(for native apps)\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"http://www.utest.com/usability-accessibility-testing\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003euTest\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"http://validator.w3.org/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eW3C Markup Validation Service\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"http://wave.webaim.org/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eWave\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"http://devel.freebsoft.org/wahelper\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eWA Helper\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2 id=\"toc4\"\u003e\u003ca name=\"x-Test Plans/Checklists available on GitHub\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003eTest Plans/Checklists available on GitHub\u003c/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe test plans listed below are government test plans, cases or checklists that have been uploaded to GitHub and are available as samples and/or for use.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://github.com/USDepartmentofLabor/Mobile-Accessibility-Test-Script\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eDepartment of Labor\u003c/a\u003e – a selection of test cases used to test accessibility and Section 508 compliance of mobile applications\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n"}
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