(Week: 9) Accessibility Audit (individual)

Last revised date: 9/17/2026

Overview

Learn to evaluate web/app accessibility using WCAG guidelines, manual testing, and screen readers

Required Competencies

When you turn in this homework, also turn in these competencies

• Accessibility Implementation

Assignment Details

• Familiarize Yourself With the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) relevant to the VPAT table
• Accessibility Testing
  • Manual Testing Without Assistive Technology
  • Screen Reader testing
  • Device Specific Tools
    • For Android Devices:
    • For iOS and macOS Devices:
• Write up and Handin

Familiarize Yourself With the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) relevant to the VPAT table

Familiarize yourself with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) for creating accessible web content for people with disabilities relevant to the VPAT table provided in Ed.

Start with this WCAG beginners’ guide to understand common accessibility criteria and how to meet them. (Optional: Check out this full list of WCAG guidelines).

Accessibility Testing

Follow this Beginners’ Guide to Accessibility Testing to start evaluating web/app accessibility (or follow the method used in class on Monday)

Manual Testing Without Assistive Technology

• Begin with the success criterion in the testing without tools section to complete manual testing without assistive technology.
• Next, reference the success criterion in the text resizing and color contrast sections to test both and ensure they are accessible.

Screen Reader testing

Reference the success criterion in the screen reader section to test for appropriate alt text, focus order, keyboard navigation, and more!

• For Android Devices, use the TalkBack screen reader
• For Apple devices, use the VoiceOver screen reader (mobile instructions; laptop instructions)
• For Windows Devices, use the Narrator or NVDA screen reader

Device Specific Tools

Note: There are device specific tools which can check for accessibility problems as well.

For Android Devices:

Use the Android Accessibility Suite and the Google Accessibility Scanner. Follow the instructions on the Getting started with Google Accessibility Scanner page to get the scanner working on your device. Android support provides a tutorial on how to install and use it, or you can use the Android Accessibility Tutorial.

For iOS and macOS Devices:

Use the Accessibility Inspector to perform an audit and identify accessibility issues. Follow these instructions to open up the Inspector and get started.

Write up and Handin

Based on your evaluation, enter data into the accessibility table that summarizes your findings of accessibility issues (and perhaps successes). The details of this handin are broken up by competency

Accessibility Implementation (rubric)

• VPAT table documenting WCAG conformance levels
• Accessibility audit results identifying what is and is not accessible