Introduction to Digital Accessibility Testing

Audience: UCLA web editors, content creators, IT staff, and program managers

Tools Covered: WAVE Chrome plug-in, Siteimprove Accessibility, manual keyboard testing

By the end of this training, participants will:

• Understand the basics of digital accessibility and UCLA’s WCAG 2.1 AA compliance requirements.
• Learn how to use WAVE for page-by-page testing.
• Learn how to use Siteimprove for whole-site accessibility scanning and monitoring.
• Practice manual testing with tab navigation to identify barriers that automated tools miss.
• Know how to prioritize and remediate common accessibility issues.