Delving into accessibility testing

There are many users of the various applications we create and deploy that, through no fault of their own, will struggle to use it as intended. Often, this is because of a physical disability such as blindness, being deaf, cerebral palsy, or dyslexia. Each of these represents an example of a particular area of disability (visual, auditory, mobility, and cognitive). Roughly one in five people have some form of a primary (meaning consistent) disability. By not creating ways for people with disabilities to access and use our systems effectively, we are locking 20% of our potential customers out of our applications. To put this into perspective, if we are lucky to live long enough, every one of us will experience at least one primary disability, if not multiple disabilities. To that end, accessibility is a very worthwhile area of testing and advocacy.

What is accessibility?

Accessibility refers to the intentional design of products, devices, services...