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508 Testing Process
Standard Operating Procedure i 10/16/2012
Table of Contents
Previous Change History ............................................................................................................................................... ii 1 Overview
1.1 Background
1.2 Objectives
1.3 General Outline
2 Section 508 Testing Guidelines
2.1 Rules and Regulations
2.2 Acknowledgement
2.3 Coverage
2.4 Defect Reporting
3 Section 508 Testing Process
3.1 Step 1: Notification
3.1.1 Step 2: AutomatedTesting
3.1.2 Step 3: Results Analysis
3.1.3 Step 4: Manual Testing
3.1.4 Step 5: Results Analysis
3.1.5 Step 6: Notification
Appendix A - Roles and Responsibilities Appendix B - Acronyms and Abbreviations Appendix C – Process Flow ii 10/16/2012
Previous Change History
Version Date Author Comment
1.0 03/29/2012 Rich Rhoads Document Draft
1.1 09/21/2012 Rich Rhoads Add link to 508 Process Guide
1.1 09/24/2012 Laurie Sigman Reformatted document and added process flow.
1.1 09/26/2012 Rich Rhoads Added descriptions for acronyms
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1 Overview
1.1 Background
The purpose of this document is to provide TCO Testers steps to follow to complete 508 testing.
1.2 Objectives
Identify Rules and Regulations
Identify steps to complete 508 testing
Identify responsibilities and roles
Identify more detailed information
1.3 General Outline
This SOP will provide Regulations and a general outline of the high level process to complete 508 testing.
Rules and Regulations
Notification to Section 508 Test Team
Section 508 Tester executes automated testing
Section 508 Tester executes manual testing
Determine test passed
Notification to TCO Lead Tester upon completion
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2 Section 508 Testing Guidelines
2.1 Rules and Regulations
FSA is moving away from AccVerify to Worldspace/FireEyes.
There are no waivers from Section 508 compliance, this is required by law.
An application CAN go to production if there is a plan with an ETA in the defect ticket.
For detailed instructions about Section 508 testing, see the Section 508 Process Guide for Application
Testers pdf on SharePoint:
Section 508 Process Guide for Application Testers
2.2 Acknowledgement
Requests for Section 508 testing can be initiated by the following groups:
o TCO Test Team Members o Development Groups
2.3 Coverage
100% of “New Screens” or “New Functionality” for an application will be tested for Section 508 accessibility coverage.
100% of the HTML code associated with the new screens or functionality will be tested for Section 508 compliance.
2.4 Defect Reporting
A ticket will be opened for any defects discovered during testing of an application’s code or functionality.
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3 Section 508 Testing Process
3.1 Step 1: Notification
Send email request for Section 508 testing of an application to the Section 508 Test Team:
Web Site Specific Web Pages.
3.1.1 Step 2: AutomatedTesting
Section 508 Tester runs automated tests and logs results:
The number of files processed The number of files passed The number of files failed.
3.1.2 Step 3: Results Analysis
Determine if all files passed automated testing.
Have all automated tests passed?
o Yes-Continue to Step 4 o No-Open defects(s) in Quality Center and return to Step 2 when development has corrected the code. This will be handled by development and the Section 508 tester.
3.1.3 Step 4: Manual Testing
Section 508 Tester performs manual testing using JAWS.
Section 508 Look and Feel Keyboard commands.
Auditory Usability.
3.1.4 Step 5: Results Analysis
Determine if all files passed automated testing.
Have all automated tests passed?
o Yes-Continue to Step 6 o No-Open defects(s) in Quality Center and return to Step 4 when development has corrected the code. This will be handled by development and the Section 508 tester.
3.1.5 Step 6: Notification
Send email request to the requester that Section 508 testing is complete.
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Appendix A - Roles and Responsibilities
Role Name Resource Role Description/Responsibilities
TCO Lead Tester/TCO Team
Section 508 Process Guide for Application Testers
Send email request for Section 508 testing of an application to the Section 508 Test Team
Section 508 Tester Section 508 Process Guide for Application Testers
Perform both automated and manual tests and determine if passed. Notify TCO Lead Tester or Development Groups of results.
Development Groups Section 508 Process Guide for Application Testers
Send email request for Section 508 testing of an application to the Section 508 Test Team
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Appendix B - Acronyms and Abbreviations
Acronym / Abbreviation Description
Description
FSA Farm Service Agency
JAWS Job Access With Speech (Freedom Scientific)
AccVerify Validates code and Web Page content for Section 508 compliance (Hi Software)
Worldspace/FireEyes Server based tool for 508 and WCAG compliance (Deque)
SOP Standard Operation Procedures
TCO Testing and Certification Office
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Appendix C – Process Flow
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