Importance of Accessibility Testing

 

In this ever-changing technological world, we also need to change, especially in the digital age that delivers innovation and new opportunities to everyone who acquires it. A considerable amount of effort is required to create a technology that can be utilized by everyone. For example, Once a product is released in the market, every person must use the product, even those with special requirements.

The Need for Accessibility Testing

Organizations must deliver product innovations to individuals with special needs as well. They need the deployments of special innovations in products. Few technologies such as screen readers, screen magnification software, speech recognition software, special keyboards to work and for communication, etc.,

Moreover, there are multiple innovative applications, products, and websites that are not accessible and user-friendly to everyone. Accessibility Testing is for regular users and users with various kinds of disabilities. Accessibility Testing concentrates on verifying usability. It also ensures that an application can be used by individuals with multiple disabilities such as visual, speech, auditory, physical, cognitive, language, learning, and neurological disabilities.

Accessibility Testing Guidelines-Overview

Be it manual testing or automated testing; it is necessary to check compliance with particular accessibility testing guidelines.

 

There are specific standards for accessibility that includes W3C’s WCAG 1.0/WCAG 2.0, BITV 1.0, Section 508 & Stanca Act, and many more. Among these, Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0 are accepted globally. These standards offer details and guidelines on how to make a mobile app or website accessible. A mobile application or website with the right knowledge of these guidelines and following these standards leads to a successful market outcome.

 

Why should Businesses Opt for Accessibility Testing?

 

Businesses need to allow and make their important website and mobile apps easily accessible to individuals with disabilities. Some government bodies worldwide have made many legalizations to make IT products accessible for mobility challenged people. As per the report of the Web Accessibility testing Initiative, the WCAG 2.0 aims to make the website simple, understandable, accessible, and usable for all users. Also, WCAG 2.0 is a systematic guideline that should be followed by enterprises during the website development, which is obtained by delivering accessibility test, as this helps in various ways such as:

·         To make the website easily accessible for people with disabilities

·         To attract users and increase the company market share

·         To be accessible for users with low-bandwidth

·         To make the website and the information available for all the users

 

Benefits of Accessibility Testing

• Improvise the website usage and market share

• Increases the brand image

• Makes the website accessible for everyone

How Can Sun Technologies Help?

With expertise in accessibility regulation like W3C’s WCAG 1.0/WCAG 2.0, BITV 1.0, Section 508 & Stanca Act, etc., Sun Technologies guarantees all practices to standardize accessibility are followed in your website or application. We take different personas such as color-blindness, impaired vision, hard-of-hearing, blindness, deafness, mobility impairment, motor impairment, and other disabilities. We also ensure that the client’s website, application, or product is user-friendly and accessible by everyone. Bringing in real-time users to the testing process, Sun Technologies improves the overall experience of the users. Get in touch with us today to acquire the most out of our accessibility testing services.