#Website monitor testing manual#
#Website monitor testing full#

#Website monitor testing full#

Simplified tests do not show every accessibility error and we encourage organisations to get a full audit. If they are significant, we include them separately in our report making it clear it was not a fail. We sometimes find usability errors and bad practice issues that do not fail WCAG. This includes the page refreshing unexpectedly (WCAG 2.2.1 Timing Adjustable) and audio playing for more than 3 seconds with no way to stop it (WCAG 1.4.2 Audio Control). There are issues we do not directly look for, but will note if we find them. follow WCAG 2.2.2 Pause, Stop, Hide requirements

there are no images of text with significant content (WCAG 1.4.5 Images of Text).

there are accessible alternatives for video-only or audio-only content (WCAG 1.2.1 Audio-only and Video-only).

We look for audio/visual content such as images, videos, podcasts and animations. This is designed to check page navigation and readability with no content cut off (WCAG 1.4.4 Resize text and WCAG 1.4.10 Reflow).

there are no unexpected actions when tabbing (WCAG 3.1.2 On Focus)Д®ach page is viewed at different zoom settings up to 400%, and we simulate viewing the page on a small screen.

focus order is logical (WCAG 2.4.3 Focus Order).

the focus surrounding elements is visible (WCAG 2.4.7 Focus Visible).

there are no keyboard traps (WCAG 2.1.2 No Keyboard Trap).

the user can navigate to all links and interactive elements without a mouse (WCAG 2.1.1 Keyboard).This includes tabbing through each page without a mouse to check:

#Website monitor testing manual#

We do manual tests for some of the most common barriers to users with accessibility needs that are not likely to be found by automated tests. We only record severe or critical errors and manually check issues highlighted to make sure they are not just best practice suggestions. We use an automated accessibility testing extension for Google Chrome called Axe, created by Deque Systems. We also specifically look for a form and PDFs with an administrative purpose or that have been published since 28 September 2018. We look for different types of pages that contain a range of elements, like tables or different layout styles when possible. We look at core pages like the home page and contact page with a sample of other pages from across the site. An automated accessibility checker is run on each page with some quick manual checks. Simplified audits examine a small selection of web pages. We reassess and pass information to the relevant equality body to make further decisions on compliance or enforcement action.

mobile app testing, which is similar to detailed testing, but across the screens and flows within mobile appsДЇor all test types, we send a report of our findings to the public sector body, who then have time (12 weeks) to make fixes and report their progress to us.

detailed testing covers a wider range of pages, each tested against all relevant WCAG success criteria.

simplified testing covers a small sample of pages and uses mainly automated accessibility testing with some manual testing.

The Central Digital and Data Office Accessibility Monitoring and Reporting team also review the accessibility statement that must be published to meet the accessibility regulations. Monitoring looks at the accessibility of a site or mobile app against W3C Web Content Accessibility Guidelines version 2.1 (WCAG 2.1) levels A and AA.