Welcome to the DHS Section 508 Trusted Tester Study Group. This study group covers all web accessibility testing topics from the DHS Section 508 Trusted Tester Program.
The series builds on our previous Accessibility Webinar Series. If you are new to accessibility auditing, review the recordings in advance or in between sessions, as we won't go into details that have already been covered before.

Session Summary

The session covers topics including sensor characteristics, color contrast, and data tables. It provides a detailed explanation of testing procedures and criteria for ensuring web content is accessible, particularly for those with disabilities. The session includes interactive examples, evaluations, and explanations of when certain criteria apply or do not apply. The speaker also provides resources such as slides, transcripts, and cheat sheets for further reference. The session aims to improve participants' accessibility testing skills by highlighting key guidelines and testing steps for web content accessibility.

Sessions

• Session 1: What is Section 508? Functional performance criteria and standards, getting familiar with testing tools and how they work

• Session 2: Auto-Playing and Auto-Updating Content + Flashing

• Session 3: Keyboard Access and Focus

• Session 4: Forms

• Session 5: Links + Images + Adjustable Time Limits

• Session 6: Repetitive Content + Content Structure

• Session 7: Language + Page Titles, Frames, and iFrames

• Session 8: Sensory Characteristics and Contrast + Tables

• Session 9, May 29: CSS Positioning + Pre-Recorded Audio-Only, Video-Only, and Animations

• Session 10, June 12: Synchronized Media

• Session 11, June 26: Resize Text, Multiple Ways, Parsing

• Session 12, July 10: Conforming Alternate Version and Non-Interference, Conformance Reporting, Q&A

Ressources

• Study Group Recordings

• Slides and Transcripts

• Summary blog posts

• GitHub repository