Test 1: HTML Validation
- Procedure
- Open the browser and navigate to the specified URL
- For each state of the system, validate the HTML markup
- Tools for validation
- Nu HTML Checker Bookmarklet
- Validity Chrome Extension
- Lighthouse Dev Tool
- Expected Results
- All of the HTML markup should properly validate in all states.
- Stop Test
- Refresh the browser to return the page to its initial state
- Quit the tool you are using to validate
Test 2: WCAG Validation
- Procedure
- Open the browser and navigate to the specified URL
- For each state of the system (see: State Tests), ensure that the WCAG guidelines are being met to at least AA level
- Tools for validation (Note: Automated tools are not yet capable of catching all issues. It is important to go through the checklist, making use of automated tools where possible, and manual processes otherwise).
- WCAG AODA accessibility audit checklist
- tota11y Bookmarklet
- Lighthouse Dev Tool
- Expected Results
- Passes WCAG 2.0 AA requirements
- Stop Test
- Refresh the browser to return the page to its initial state
- Quit the tool you are using to validate