United States Federal Chief Information Officers Council (CIOC)

Accessibility Community of Practice (ACOP)

June 2019 | Version 5.0

Trusted Tester: Section 508 Conformance Test Process For Web

NOTE: All already certified Trusted Testers and Baseline work/discussions should use Trusted Tester 5.1 or above, the updated version of this process at https://github.com/Section508Coordinators/TrustedTester5.1.

This 5.0 version of Trusted Tester should only be used for the current certification training and exam until it has been updated to align with 5.1 or above. For more information on the Trusted Tester process, training, and certification programs, visit: http://www.dhs.gov/compliance-test-processes

For questions or to provide feedback, contact the DHS Accessibility Helpdesk at:

accessibility@hq.dhs.gov 

202-447-0440 (Voice)

202-447-5857 (TTY)

Contents:

• About This Document
  • Who Should Use This Document
  • Harmonized Baseline Alignment
  • How This Document is Structured
  • Web Content Tests Only
  • Testing Order
  • Issues Not Covered in This Test Process
  • The Rationale for Each Test
• Test Environment
  • Testing Tools
  • Operating Systems
  • Browsers
• Conformance Reporting Requirements
• Section 508 Conformance Tests
  1. Conforming Alternate Version and Non-Interference
  2. Auto-Playing and Auto-Updating Content
  3. Flashing
  4. Keyboard Access and Focus
  5. Forms
  6. Links and Buttons
  7. Images
  8. Adjustable Time Limits
  9. Repetitive Content
  10. Content Structure
  11. Language
  12. Page Titles, Frames, and iFrames
  13. Sensory Characteristics and Contrast
  14. Tables
  15. CSS Content and Positioning
  16. Pre-Recorded Audio-Only, Video-Only, and Animations
  17. Synchronized Media
  18. Resize Text
  19. Multiple Ways
  20. Parsing
• Appendix A: Test Process Mapping
  • Test to Section 508/WCAG Requirement and Baseline Test (cross-reference table)
  • Section 508/WCAG Requirement to Trusted Tester Test and Baseline Test (cross-reference table)
• Appendix B: Document Change Log
  • Version 5.0, June 2019
• Appendix C: Test Process Quick Reference
  • Quick Reference with Test Conditions
  • One-Page Quick Reference – Test Names Only