Automated Accessibility Testing: Comparing axe + WDIO and Pa11y-ci
Let’s dive into accessibility testing! We will explore efficient and effective tools that enhance website accessibility. Our goal is to evaluate their capabilities and coverage based on accessibility standards and learn what the best tool for which task is. Get insights and strategies for incorporating…
Quality Sense Podcast: Gev Hovsepyan – Accessibility Testing
Welcome to another episode of the Quality Sense podcast! Today I’ll share with you an exchange I had with Gev Hovsepyan. He’s the Head of Product at mabl with over a decade of experience in Software Product Management, Analysis, and Development for B2B SaaS and…
Software Testing and AI, Keys to the Future of Digital Accessibility
The advent of disruptive technologies including Artificial Intelligence is renewing old debates about the implications of technological changes in society. At Abstracta, we have no doubt that the role of software testing is fundamental in order to work towards Digital Accessibility. A panel of experts…
Web Accessibility Awareness in the Digital Age
Why is it important to promote awareness of the importance of Web Accessibility? What changes are coming? We consulted with a panel of experts in the field in the context of the World Web Accessibility Awareness Day. With voices from Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Cuba, Guatemala,…
Key Resources to Make Sure Your Website is Accessible
In the US, 1 in 5 people are diagnosed with a disability. Does your website accommodate their needs? A subject of rising importance in the digital world these days is accessibility. Did you know that according to U.S. Census Bureau data, almost one in five…
5 Do’s and Don’ts of Accessible Mobile UI Design
Making sure your app’s design doesn’t alienate users, whether they have physical disabilities or not You have just developed your app and it looks extremely beautiful and sleek with all the bells and whistles! Woohoo! Everyone is going to love it right? Well, first it’s…
New Software Testing Courses for People with Disabilities
We’re involved in an exciting new project that inspires us every day, and we hope it will make a lasting difference Currently, in my home country, Uruguay, 16% of the population has some form of disability and 80% of these people are unemployed. On the…
How to Easily Do Accessibility Testing in Continuous Integration
How to add accessibility tests to your CI pipeline using the open source tool, Pa11y If you are unfamiliar with continuous integration (CI), it’s a practice wherein each developer’s code is merged frequently (at least once per day). In this way, a stable code repository…
5 iPad Gestures Testers Should Know
When testing an iPad app, how can you be sure that you’re testing all the gestures that users will try to use? At the end of 2015, more than 3.2 billion people worldwide were using the Internet and over 7 million mobile subscriptions existed. For…
[Infographic] What is Mobile Accessibility and Why is it Important?
Designing Mobile Apps with Accessibility in Mind We live in a world where mobile technology is already an invaluable part of our lives. We are able to turn to our phones for virtually anything and everything from locating the closest taco stand to calling for…