Testing and Validation - Government-wide Section 508 Assessment Criteria

Indicate your agency's adoption and implementation of standard processes for validating web content conformance to Section 508 standards. (*Required)

Select one:

1. Agency does not require any standard processes for validating web content conformance to Section 508 standards
2. Widely accepted test processes are sometimes used but on an ad hoc basis and may depend on the individual performing the test
3. Agency requires a standard Section 508 conformance validation test process in formal policy and web content testers regularly follow the required test process
4. Web content testers typically adhere to agency's required Section 508 conformance validation test process and have adequate training and access to the tools necessary to reliably produce consistent test results
5. Web content testers almost always adhere to the required Section 508 conformance validation test process, have adequate training and tools reliably product consistent test results, and agency regularly evaluates and updates the Section 508 test process to adjust to evolving technology and Section 508 testing trends
6. Unknown
7. N/A - agency does not publish or maintain any web content

Indicate how often your agency conducts comprehensive manual conformance validation testing for web content (internet and intranet) prior to deployment to address all applicable Section 508 standards. (*Required)

Select one:

1. Agency never conducts comprehensive manual tests on web content for Section 508 conformance
2. Agency sometimes conducts comprehensive manual tests on web content for Section 508 conformance, but generally on an ad hoc basis
3. Agency regularly conducts comprehensive manual tests on web content for Section 508 conformance
4. Agency frequently or almost always conducts comprehensive manual tests on web content for Section 508 conformance prior to deployment
5. Comprehensive manual Section 508 validation testing for web content is integrated into development and deployment, resulting in almost no accessibility issues deployed to production environments
6. Unknown
7. N/A - agency does not publish or maintain any web content

Indicate how often your agency conducts automated accessibility testing for comprehensive, large-scale web content validation (internet and intranet) for Section 508 conformance prior to deployment. (*Required)

Select one:

1. Agency never conducts automated tests on web content for Section 508 conformance
2. Agency sometimes conducts automated tests on web content for Section 508 conformance, but generally on an ad hoc basis
3. Agency regularly conducts automated tests on web content for Section 508 conformance
4. Agency frequently or almost always conducts automated tests on web content for Section 508 conformance prior to deployment
5. Automated Section 508 validation testing for web content is integrated into development and deployment, resulting in almost no accessibility issues deployed to production environments that can be detected with automated testing
6. Unknown
7. N/A - agency does not publish or maintain any web content

Indicate the extent to which public, online documents are tested for Section 508 conformance prior to posting. (*Required)

Select one:

1. Agency never tests electronic documents prior to posting
2. Agency sometimes tests electronic documents prior to posting, but is generally ad hoc
3. Agency regularly tests electronic documents prior to posting
4. Agency frequently tests electronic documents prior to posting
5. Agency almost always tests electronic documents prior to posting
6. Unknown
7. N/A - agency does not have any public online documents

Indicate how your agency remediates Section 508 non-conformance issues. (*Required)

Select one:

1. Agency never remediates Section 508 non-conformance issues after deployment/distribution
2. Agency sometimes remediates Section 508 non-conformance issues after deployment/distribution, but remediation typically occurs on an ad hoc basis
3. Agency regularly remediates Section 508 non-conformance issues based on risk evaluation, and includes accommodation plans
4. Agency frequently remediates Section 508 non-conformance issues based on risk evaluation, and includes accommodation plans
5. Agency ranks severity of non-conformance issues and almost always remediates high severity issues immediately, resulting in little to no impact on users with disabilities
6. Unknown

Indicate the extent to which your agency's development/testing professionals are trained in Section 508 conformance validation testing for web content (Section 508 web testing). (*Required)

Select one:

1. No development/testing professionals are trained in Section 508 web testing
2. Some development/testing professionals have training in Section 508 web testing, but training is ad hoc
3. Training curriculum/certification in Section 508 web testing is identified for all development/testing professionals but not required
4. Training curriculum/certification in Section 508 web testing is identified and required for all development/testing professionals
5. Training curriculum/certification in Section 508 web testing is identified and required for all development/testing professionals to meet current and future business needs and continuous education is actively pursued to keep up with emerging accessibility testing needs
6. Unknown
7. N/A - agency does not publish or maintain any web content