MoT Leeds are back for May with an timly event on accessibility. With May hosting the 14th annual Global Accessibility Awareness day (GAAD) on the 15th of June and the European Accessibility Act being enforced in June, now is the perfect time to learn more about accessibility and the EAA.
Agenda:
Welcome and MoT updates
Accessibiity testing live
EAA discussion
Accessiblity testing live
In this session, you will learn that, although accessibility is a testing speciality, that doesn’t mean that you need to become an expert to do some accessibility testing. Just as anyone can check for SQL injection or URL manipulation for security, this session will show you accessibility tests that anyone can execute, and add to their toolbox. Some can even be combined with other forms of testing simply by doing them slightly differently in order to embed as part of the development process.
In this live demo of accessibility testing, Ady Stokes will walk through simple tests for accessibility explaining what he’s doing and how and why it is important. Bring your laptop and join in the testing!
Takeaways:
- List some of the basics of digital accessibility
- Execute simple accessibility tests
- Recognise the importance of adding some specialist testing to your toolkit
- Plan how to add these tests to your daily work.
EAA discussion
Open discussion on the European Accessibility Act which comes under enformcement on the 28th of June 2025. If you trade in Europe your website, amongst other things, needs to be compliant with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG).
You will also hear what the Ministry of Testing has been up to lately and how to get 10% discount on Pro membership and certificates.
