According to the World Health Organization, about 285 million people worldwide are visually impaired, and of those, around 39 million are fully blind. Feature-rich websites are designed to enhance visual appeal, and the lack of accessibility standards (video labeling, alt text, captions, etc.) acts as a barrier for people with disabilities.
The challenge lies in ensuring that digital channels adhere to various regulatory and federal requirements – WCAG (Web Content Accessibility Guidelines), Section 508, and ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act). Other common issues include low-contrast images, smaller font sizes, and lack of voice descriptions for images and text.
Virtusa’s accessibility testing solution ensures that your web/mobile applications are tested for accessibility compliance. We provide recommendations to optimize your channels for the differently abled users. With a 15%-30% operational efficiency boost and significant cost optimization, Virtusa’s solution promises agility and improved compliance.
Websites and mobile apps accessibility tested by Virtusa are used by more than a billion users globally every day. Our accessibility testing solution is an extension of Virtusa’s endeavour to create sustainable solutions for its own employees and customers that include users with disabilities.
Our approach for achieving compliance with WCAG, Section 508 standards, and ADA, and improving accessibility, is backed by a combination of engineering tools and accelerators, delivered by Virtusa’s DTS (Digital Transformation Studio). This allows teams to achieve speed at scale across SDLC. Virtusa's Accello DTA tool helps reduce risk through multi-channel automation and enables end-to-end digital test automation.
Features include:
- State-of-the-art screen reader
- Color contrast analyzer
- Talk back, and voice over tools.
- Our solution covers most of the widely used operating systems, browsers, and screen readers.
- We have customizable, adaptable tools delivered by Virtusa’s DTS that help achieve speed at scale and improve efficiency in test execution and reporting
- Our solution is an extension of Virtusa’s endeavor to create sustainable solutions for its own employees and customers that include users with disabilities. Virtusa has an in-depth understanding of the need for digital accessibility and compliant websites
- We work with some of the world’s leading clients in helping them comply with guidelines and make their websites digitally inclusive. Websites and mobile apps accessibility tested by Virtusa are used by more than a billion users globally every day
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