Automating Accessibility Testing with DubBot
Jesse Dyck
Accessibility is important to ensure equal access to information for everyone and even required under section 508 for federal agencies. However, getting it right can be challenging and time consuming. DubBot can help. It is a SaaS tool for testing website accessibility and can also perform quality assurance testing by identifying broken links, spelling, and more. DubBot can also perform SEO testing as well as governance checks using customizable web governance rules. DubBot integrates its data with Drupal through the Drupal module, helping content editors find and resolve issues quickly. We will show how it was used to speed up the accessibility testing process for the Windsor Detroit Bridge Authority website. The Windsor-Detroit Bridge Authority (WDBA) was created in 2012, and is a not-for-profit corporation that is wholly owned by the Government of Canada and is responsible for the delivery of the Gordie Howe International Bridge between Windsor, Ontario and Detroit, Michigan, through a public-private partnership.
At the end of this session, attendees will be able to:
1) Perform accessibility testing using DubBot
2) Perform SEO testing using DubBot
Accessibility is important to ensure equal access to information for everyone and even required under section 508 for federal agencies. However, getting it right can be challenging and time consuming. DubBot can help. It is a SaaS tool for testing website accessibility and can also perform quality assurance testing by identifying broken links, spelling, and more. DubBot can also perform SEO testing as well as governance checks using customizable web governance rules. DubBot integrates its data with Drupal through the Drupal module, helping content editors find and resolve issues quickly. We will show how it was used to speed up the accessibility testing process for the Windsor Detroit Bridge Authority website. The Windsor-Detroit Bridge Authority (WDBA) was created in 2012, and is a not-for-profit corporation that is wholly owned by the Government of Canada and is responsible for the delivery of the Gordie Howe International Bridge between Windsor, Ontario and Detroit, Michigan, through a public-private partnership.
At the end of this session, attendees will be able to:
1) Perform accessibility testing using DubBot
2) Perform SEO testing using DubBot