ADA Testing by a Legally Blind JAWS® User
Live JAWS® screen reader testing for websites, PDFs, online forms and online stores, for website designers who need a final ADA compliance check.
ADA Testing
We Offer Live JAWS® Reader Testing
Most online ADA WCAG / ARIA website testing tools will check for violations, but having a legally blind consultant test your website in JAWS® is a must.
We utilize JAWS® Job Access With Speech, is the world’s most popular screen reader, developed for computer users whose vision loss prevents them from seeing screen content or navigating with a mouse.
Video: Navigating Websites with JAWS® on YouTube
Testing Tools Plus a Real User
WAVE finds the code errors. A JAWS® user finds the rest.
Web Chick redesigned the Pickaway County, Ohio homepage and checked it with WAVE, the web accessibility evaluation tool from WebAIM. Here is the same report before and after.
Even a perfect score comes with a reminder from WAVE: manual testing is still necessary. An automated checker can’t tell you if a blind visitor can find the menu, fill out a form or finish checkout. A live test in JAWS® by a legally blind user can.
What Tyler Tests
WCAG / ADA Checklist
PDF Files
PDF file violations on readers can cause headaches on your ability to insure your website is compliant. PDF testing is one of the most sought-after checklist for compliance rules. The ability to read the PDF in JAWS® and fillable fields for input from user. JAWS® offers OCR for scanned documents and testing on text covert.
Online Forms
Request forms that require input from user are tested for field names, descriptions on form, dropdown or checkbox usability and navigation of form with readers ability to complete.
Online Store
Navigation to products for sale on your online store, add to cart and final checkout process. These tasks will show you what a blind potential customer will experience while ordering.
Website
So all your WCAG / ARIA testing is complete, but you need to finalize with a consultant with JAWS® reader to surf website with a logical read of content, button / icon names, table structure, ALT tag reference and ability to utilize menu / links to navigate your website.
About Me
Tyler Williams
Originally from Marysville, Ohio, I moved to Tennessee to study at East Tennessee State University. I have bachelors degree in Mass Communications-Broadcasting and studied Bluegrass.
Now back in Hocking Hills, Ohio area, I'm assisting website designers with final ADA compliance testing.
This task is allot of work and stress for web designers that have all the online results to prove they are ADA compliant, but without a blind user, they are working in the dark.
I've worked with Web Chick™ that has spent years testing and recording audit reports for clients. She needed a legally blind user for final test.
Since I utilize JAWS® reader, via ZOOM, she is able to see what issues the website might have and correct immediately.
$20 per hr.
My service is offered for a small fee for $20 per hr., and is truly an audit all web designers should add to their checklist for ADA Compliance testing.
Contact Information
Schedule Consultant with your Website Designer
- Name
- Tyler Williams
Legally Blind ADA Web Consultant - Phone or Text
- 937-537-1700
- tylersrewwilliams@gmail.com
