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I've heard JAWS is a good screen reader although never used it personally I know old colleagues who have

SiteImprove
koa11y
wave
turning off JavaScript
turning of images
screen readers

DeQue Axe, Siteimprove chrome plugin, Voiceover

#NoMouse challenge, where I try to navigate only by keyboard

and toptal's color accessibility checker for color blind users like myself to show colleagues how a user may not be able to see text if the contrast is off.

I use spectrum plug in for chrome (colour blindness), and https://www.nvaccess...

If you can, find someone with a disability and watch the interaction with your tool/site. This is shocking and embarrassing at times.

I would start simple - Use the screen reader that comes with your computer. Apart from that, it would good old google and a word document that outlines my thoughts/approach

Internet Explorer accessibility toolbar

ChromeVox, NVDA screen reader for Win, Wave, HTTP snippet, Axe, Chrome dev tool have accessibility report when you enable experimental options :)

@JoeVugteveen I work with someone who relies on a screen reader, and it is very enlightening to hear about their experiences with a site or tool needed for work

some more suggestions on here recently https://club.ministr...

I used to work with a tester who was virtually blind. Had to use a tool that read the page back on a braille link machine.

JAWS and NVDA for desktop. On mobile Talkback (android) and Voiceover (iOS). I would also like to do more testing with switches but haven't be able to do much with that yet.

screen readers are a great place to start, but are tricky. nvda with Firefox and voiceover with safari. You need to be careful of cross browser issues, most native users will know this. Jaws is quite forgiving, where as nvda is strict so finds issues quicker

lighthouse now has a good accessibility report

@JoeVugteveen Yes, this is very important. You need the include the communities you are testing for in your process. I am shock this is not always the case.

http://maya-benari.c... is a cool way to think more about accessibility. We have just made it a thing we all care about, not just a test thing

@JoeVugteveen absolutely. Like any UX watching people use your work can be very humbling.

does asking RightSaidJames count?

WCAG (Web Content Accessibility Guidelines)

I haven't but I would look for a checklist that would aid me in testing for the different 'A' levels

A, AA and AAA are the WCAG levels :)

there's a good grouping on the Club (that includes @RightSaidJames) https://club.ministr...

Depends, what kind of info? Guidelines, techniques, events, communities?

plus I would ask other devs/qas/PO's who may have experience in accessibility testing

WebAIM is always a good place to get your feet web, so to speak, regarding accessibility

*wet, misspelling

Yep! @clairedotw on my last team was a mind of information

WebAIM. W3C. Penn State University, http://accessibility...

https://www.toptal.c...
WCAG
A11y
W3.org
ADA.gov

if you have Slack, join web-a11y.slack.com. Great community with people giving feedback all day long

how to join Carly? do you have a URL to join

You need to ask and find out information as it'll be hard to not have your own bias when testing.

@DeborahLee89 I believe you just go to that exact URL and join. I think that workspace is free and you don't have to pay for it, I'm pretty sure, but not 100%

https://web-a11y.her...

https://axesslab.com... is awesome as is https://github.com/U...

i tried on gloves and glasses which helped me understand how some people experience difficulties

special gloves and glasses!

Awareness for yourself or towards others?

remind people that disability doesn't just affect people physically, and that people vary on the spectrum of abilities

@StevelandDaniels why not both :)

The sales team could have a great impact with leading the clients down that path. The pitch of "How many of your users are currently excluded from using your app/site?" is a powerful question. When clients realize they may be losing business/revenue from users awareness begins.

Steveland Daniels - towards others

show how easy, quick and cheap it is to fix some accessibility issues!

That's a great approach Kelsey

Continuous learning. Once you're aware of issues. Talk to groups that deal with the problem and ask them what issues their members face. Read articles/forums. Letting other people know. Do talks on what you've learnt. Present your findings to the groups mentioned.

Look to other mediums for inspiration. I know of people who test for accessibility for boardgames. Colour/Symbol contrast. Whether the game requires alot of facts to be held in your head. Size of text on the board. It all carries over..

Thank you!

make everybody read what people with disabilities really think of your website. This was a game changer for us. https://axesslab.com...

@CeeMiles Also a good idea! I'm guessing it opened a lot of eyes

absolutely, and helped rephrase the discussion to one of proactive inclusion.