The goal of this homework is to learn about basics of website accessibility and how to assess. In part 1, you: Learn how to use automated tools (and their limitations); Learn how to address the limitations of automated tools using accessibility tools; In part 2, you: 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.
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.
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- Your participation grade, as a percentage of completeness (are all the required parts present)
## Length & Difficulty
Students in the past have reported that taken together, part 1 and part 2 of this assignment require a median of 20 hours (mode=6). A challenge that multiple students faced is summarizing the WCAG guidelines in their own words. Please be sure to do so, *or* to quote and reference WCAG guidelines according to our [course policy on academic conduct]({{site.baseurl}}/academic-conduct.html). Some things that students have told us about this assignment:
Students in the past have reported that taken together, Assignment 3 and Assignment 4 require a median of 20 hours (mode=6). A challenge that multiple students faced is summarizing the WCAG guidelines in their own words. Please be sure to do so, *or* to quote and reference WCAG guidelines according to our [course policy on academic conduct]({{site.baseurl}}/academic-conduct.html). Some things that students have told us about this assignment:
- It helps to use the [UAR template](webegs/UAR_Template.doc) when filling out the 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 groupmates 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
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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 |
| 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 WCAG #. This is a good section of the report to divide and conquer in your group.
The remainder of your report should provide an overview, and detail, on the problems found, grouped by WCAG #. This is a good section of the report to divide and conquer if working in a group.
