I believe that the DHS's Trusted Tester program includes software testing although I do not know if it has been updated to reflect the 508 refresh and hence WCAG2.0AA alignment.  The training is free and I recently heard that Microsoft has over 200 staff who have been certified through the program.

I know for example that the training includes the use of an "object explorer" to determine whether Windows software elements expose the properties that screen readers rely upon.

https://www.dhs.gov/publication/trusted-tester-resources 

Michael Cyr
UMaine

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Hello,

 

Does anyone have any good guidance or instructional materials on how to do an accessibility evaluation (mainly screen reader evaluation) of a standalone application (i.e., one that is not on a website/accessed through a browser)? I know that the same principles are involved, but I need something more concrete. For example, what is the equivalent to a heading in an application? How are shortcut keys revealed? Etc. All of my previous screen reader training materials have focused on web pages only.

 

Katherine Deibel | PhD
Inclusion & Accessibility Librarian
Syracuse University Libraries

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Syracuse University

 

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