Session: Mastering Digital Accessibility: Challenges and Innovative Testing Strategies
In an increasingly digital world, accessibility is a crucial requirement, not an optional extra. This presentation explores key challenges in digital accessibility, including semantic issues, limitations of automated tools, and multimodal testing complexities. We will discuss the “Shift Left” approach for integrating accessibility from the start and examine its limitations. Learn how combining automated tests, manual reviews, and user feedback can enhance accessibility. Discover practical strategies and tools, like Axe and Pa11y, and understand the role and risks of Artificial Intelligence in accessibility testing.
Bio
As senior software developer and head of quality assurance at mgm technology partners, Lilia Gargouri brings over 25 years of expertise in both software development and quality assurance of enterprise software. Through her innovative model-driven test automation tool, the mgm Q12-ATA, she has made a sustained impact on quality assurance within the company. her proficiency in creative problem-solving, combined with deep expertise in end-to-end test automation, positions her as the driving force behind efficient quality assurance, even for complex and long-lived enterprise software.