End user testing from print disabled people
InvolvingWhile Usersnot incommon Evaluatingfor Websmall Accessibilitypresses, and likely this is beyond available capacity, best practice would be to approach end users with disabilities to test a sample of book files, web pages and submission systems. Below is some advice on finding user testing opportunities like this, if presses decide to go down this route.
The best feedback will always come from end-users with disabilities. Evaluating withend users with disabilitiesdisabilities, and withfrom older usersusers, identifiesas usabilityit issuescan uncover accessibility barriers that are notcommonly discoveredexperienced by conformanceyour evaluationreadership, alone.yet are not captured within legal minimum accessibility requirements.
In most cases, including users in evaluation involves:
- getting a few people with
disabilities -disabilities, and depending on your target audience, older users - including them throughout the development process to complete sample tasks on
prototypesdraft book files and websites so you can see howthedifferent aspects of the design and coding could be improved before publication - discussing accessibility issues with them
Advice taken from:
W3C Involving Users in Evaluating Web Accessibility
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/understanding-disabilities-and-impairments-user-profiles
https://abilitynet.org.uk/news-blogs/step-step-guide-user-testing