Performing an accessibility review in DeVOps

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Last updated: Jun 27, 2022 by Aaron Dick
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  1. Within the myTC Account DevOps project, select Test Plans, and WCAG 2.1 Accessibility Review Template.

  2. Open the test plan menu and select Copy test plan.

     

  3. Enter the name of the test plan by starting with “Accessibility Review - “ followed by the product or area that will be reviewed. Area Path/Iteration defaults are typically fine unless the review needs to be put directly into a specific sprint. Leave the default option of “Reference existing test cases” selected as the same base of test cases are used for all accessibility reviews. Press the Create button.


4. Drill into the test suite you wish to run, select the Execute tab, and press the Run for web application button. This will open the test runner window.

5. From the test runner window, each WCAG checkpoint will be listed. The test may be failed for any of the checkpoints, or the whole test point marked as Pass, Fail, or Blocked. If the checkpoint does not apply to the specific application (for example, no video or media, no CAPTCHA in use, etc…), select Not applicable. Select Create bug to log an issue found.

6. Enter the title of the issue, add the Accessibility tag to help with categorizing issues, and any other information to the set of steps to reproduce as required (such as showing HTML source information). Set the priority/severity based for the issue found, and link it to the feature ticket of the product being tested. The test case will automatically be related. If possible, include the suggested fix to the Acceptance criteria.



7. As issues are logged, they will appear on a progress report by selecting the test plan’s View report link.

Using the filters, select Passed and Failed, and under Priority, select 1 and 2 to generate a report for all WCAG 2.1 A (priority 1), and AA (priority 2) items, which is the minimum accessibility levels required. AAA (priority 3) items can also be filtered and should be reviewed and fixed where possible.


The details of each test point are located at the bottom and can be selected to view the details.