aserl-accessibilityig Mailing List: Upcoming Library Accessibility Alliance Webinar - Automated Accessibility Testing: Advantages and Pitfalls

[Beth Ashmore (beashmor]

The Library Accessibility Alliance Training Committee invites you to join
us for the upcoming webinar:

*Automated Accessibility Testing: Advantages and Pitfalls*
March 13, 2023 at 11am Eastern Time

This webinar will provide an opportunity to share how accessibility was
foundational to the development of the Michigan State University (MSU)
Libraries' new website, which launched in late 2022. The MSU team is
committed to creating an accessible, inclusive, and responsive web presence
for the MSU Libraries. They will share their design processes and tools
used to develop an accessible and sustainable website. These processes
involved constantly engaging with the members from Libraries’ Accessibility
Working Group and the Libraries’ Accessibility Coordinator on a bi-weekly
basis to demonstrate, receive feedback, and get guidance on the
accessibility questions that came up during development.

The MSU team will discuss the process of automating accessibility testing
using Cypress.io, an open source end-to-end testing framework used in
conjunction with cypress-axe to automate the accessibility checks. This
webinar will elaborate on the usage of such tools, similar open-source
software, and their incorporation into their development process. They will
share their experience in setting up these tools in addition to their usage
and their pitfalls in working towards making the MSU Libraries' new website
accessible to a wide range of audiences.
Speakers:

   - *Kevin Finkenbinder:* Software and Web Developer, Michigan State
   University Libraries
   - *Sruthin Gaddam:* User Experience Librarian, Michigan State University
   Libraries
   - *Joshua Ethan Sanchez:* Head of User Experience, Michigan State
   University Libraries

To register, visit the LAA website
<https://www.libraryaccessibility.org/events/automated-accessibility-testing-advantages-and-pitfalls>
. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing
information about joining the meeting. For more information about the
Library Accessibility Alliance visit: https://libraryaccessibility.org

-- 
Beth Ashmore
Associate Head, Acquisitions and Discovery (Serials)
North Carolina State University Libraries
beashmor [at] ncsu.edu
919-513-3354
(Pronouns: she, her, hers)



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