Incorporating Automation into an End-to-End Accessibility Program Thomas Logan, HiSoftware – VP Product Management 12 April 2010
End-to-End Accessibility Best in Class Product More Powerful Higher Functionality Easiest to Use Dramatically Lower TCO Experienced Services Team Visual / Manual Testing Quick Customization to Meet Your Business Needs Managed Services Offering Rapid ROI HiSoftware Confidential
The Automated Accessibility Standards Difference Maximum Efficiency - Eliminates need for content contributors to know standards - Eliminates unnecessary manual testing - Process is repeatable Flexible, Standardized Content Testing - Checks content against various standards before it is published - Easily set-up customized testing options Extended Auditing/Monitoring - Alerts content managers to potential issues even beyond testing phase so they’re fixed before customers impacted − Accessibility Officers − HR − Developers − Content Contributors − Marketing − Executives − Usability/Web Metrics − Accessibility: 508, WCAG 1 / 2 − Brand consistency − Content Quality − Public websites − Social medias − Intranets − Document Libraries − HiSoftware Confidential
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Automating Accessibility Compliance Repeatable Practical Measurable Automated checks for International standards Easily customized by your staff to meet your specific regulatory governance requirements Repeatable testing incorporated into the content life-cycle Reduces time & money spent on manual testing / custom solutions Standardizing testing takes the guesswork out of content compliance Scalable - include only the compliance options you need Provides visibility to compliance issues across the enterprise (Executive to developer) Tracks site compliance over time Automated monitoring/auditing to keep content compliant HiSoftware Confidential
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