Art of Alt Curriculum: Lesson 5: Evaluation and Testing

Overview of Lesson 5

Lesson 5 explains the important points to consider in assessing the accessibility of your site. The sections give examples and offer practice in determining if a Web site meets the criteria of the accessibility guidelines and standards.

Sections

5.1 Defining Accessibility Evaluation and Testing
5.2 Recommended Accessibility Evaluation Processes
5.3 Conducting Accessibility Evaluations and Testing
5.4 Information for the Web Developer
5.5 References and Resources

Accessibility from the User Perspective

This video clip is from an interview with a woman who has a hearing disability. She points out that in most cases designers do not understand the experience of living with a hearing loss.

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Transcript of Video Clip

I have been on the receiving end of other people's ideas for far too long.
And very frequently theirs simply don't work for me.
Even though they were, the people who did the designs did their very best.
They really, really tried.
But they simply had no idea what it's like to actually live with a hearing loss.

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