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Why Screen Readers Are Imperative in Accessibility Testing Assistive tools are imperative in aiding the accessibility test effort for those with limited or no vision. There are several automation tools that can help validate a page per accessibility, but a screen reader lets a tester experience the real-time challenges faced by a visually impaired user. |
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Is Environment Maintenance a Detriment to Product Delivery? In the rush to build more, faster, many companies spend more time on environment maintenance and less time on actual product learning and validation. Joel Tosi argues that instead of rushing into automation and virtualization, start by rethinking your approaches to your environments and testing. |
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Three Ways to Increase Test Coverage Most defects are due to poorly defined requirements and incomplete test coverage, and fixing an error is cheaper at the coding phase than during testing. In order to ensure more thorough testing, try functional workflow documentation, four-dimensional test coverage, and risk-based prioritization. |
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The Assistive Tools Testers Should Know When Ensuring Accessibility To ensure end-to-end accessibility coverage, it is imperative for accessibility testers to have knowledge of different types of disabilities and the challenges they pose to end-users. Testers who understand users' requirements and know what to check for will provide a better accessibility outcome. |
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Accessibility Testing: Four Tips for Doing It Right If you are feeling a little overwhelmed by the extra effort involved in delivering accessible software, don’t be dismayed. Melissa Tondi offers four tips to get you started with an efficient and long-term accessibility testing initiative that will result in a happy experience for all users. |
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Selling Accessibility Testing and a Plan to Get Started By showing the value of accessibility and having a plan in place to address those needs, you can demonstrate to employees that accessibility is about more than compliance; organizations that are proactive about accessibility will reap benefits in terms of a larger user base and community goodwill. |
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Transitioning from a Traditional Tester to an Agile Tester Shifting from being a tester in a traditional lifecycle model to in an agile methodology is not easy. There is a spectrum of differences, ranging from redefining the testing role and responsibilities completely to making only minor changes in context and accountability. Read on for some key changes. |
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A New Year’s Resolution for Testers: Let’s Innovate With time and cost constraints and high product expectations, teams are having to innovate when it comes to how they think and operate. Testers play an important role in this drive, and not just a handful of them—with due diligence and effort, anyone can step into the innovation zone. Read on. |
