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title: Website/App Accessibility Report (Group)
description: Learn how to write about and remediate accessibility problems with websites and apps
The goal of this homework is to learn how to report your UARs and present them in an actionable form a stakeholder.
In Assignment 3, you: learned how to use automated tools (and learned their limitations); and learned how to address the limitations of automated tools using accessibility tools.
In this assignment, you will: Learn how to write up an assessment and prioritize what problems to fix; Practice identifying paths to fixing problems. You will also have the opportunity to practice UI image description.
Please note that *plain language* is *not* required (or expected) for this assignment.
## Competencies
This homework may contribute to your competency grade on
- Correct use of Web/App Accessibility rules
- Accessible document creation
Students in the past have reported that this report requires a median of 6 hours to complete. Comments students shared with us include:
- We [learned a lot from] how other people from group come up with different UARS.
- It was very motivating to do this for a real client
# Details
For this assignment, you will be given the option to work in a group of up to 4 students who evaluated the same website as you in Assignment 3. However, you are welcome to opt to complete this assignment individually if preferred. There will be time in Section on 10/19 to collaborate with group mates if desired.
For your report please do the following. To help you understand these requirements, here are is an example prior year's report that is a [good example](webegs/DigitalDefense.docx) of what you are aiming for (note that small details of requirements may have changed from year to year). Your report should be about 8 pages long, single spaced, with 12 point font. Your report should be accessible (including proper use of headings, ALT text, table markup and so on). If you directly quote anything when describing the issue (for example) include a footnote linking to your source, and put it in quotes.
## 1. Introduce what you did
Introduce the site or app, its purpose, and the task you assessed and state which accessibility tools, both automated and manual, you and others used in your assessment. It should include an overview table summarizing how you tested the site, that looks something like this.
| Task | Type (Web/Mobile/etc) | Testing Method | # UARS found | Who Contributed |
|:-----|:----------------------|:---------------|:-------------|-----------------|
| ... | ... | ... | ... | |
|:-----|:----------------------|:---------------|:-------------|-----------------|
## 2. Provide an executive summary
Write an executive summary highlighting the biggest (most frequent, severe) problems, and your recommendations for fixing them. Keep this to 1-2 paragraphs.
You should also fill in the following overview table and put it in this section:
| WCAG # | # Severe problems | # Moderate problems | Minor problems |
|:-------|:------------------|:--------------------|:---------------|
| ... | ... | ... | ... |
|:-------|:------------------|:--------------------|:---------------|
## 3. Provide details on what needs to be done to fix the site or app
The remainder of your report should provide an overview, and detail, on the problems found, grouped by area of [POUR](https://www.w3.org/WAI/fundamentals/accessibility-principles/). This is a good section of the report to divide and conquer if working in a group.
For each area of POUR, provide a list of WCAG violations in which you:
- summarize the issue of concern
- summarize the UAR(s) found if any
- give an example of a typical case
- provide details if there are any special cases
- list (briefly) all the other places it happens
In addition, for each problem, or set of problems, you should discuss the remedy that is needed to address it. Be as concrete as you are able to be given the information available to you.
# Turnin (Individual)
1. Check that you have met the requirements in the [Canvas Outcomes]({{site.canvas}}/outcomes) for this assignment
2. [Submit]({{site.submit}}) your accessible reflection (individual) and accessible report document (group).