Automated Website Accessibility MonitoringPrinceton has implemented an enterprise automated accessibility testing and monitorin platform as a strategic component of its digital accessibility program. Automated testing and monitoring improves the accessibility of public-facing websites by identifying and supporting remediation of accessibility issues to help websites better meet accessibility, usability, and governance standards.DubBot reports issues to website owners and provides guidance on solving them. It presents a dashboard with scores for accessibility, broken links, spelling, and governance, and provides links to the pages that require attention. It also allows the University to track progress over time. OIT provides training and other support services to website owners and editors to introduce them to DubBot, assist them in understanding remediations, and answer their questions. It is important to note that automated testing does not find all accessibility errors. While automated testing is an important tool, Princeton's approach will continue to include accessible website templates, manual testing, training, and consultation.To begin using DubBot, please contact us. Automated Accessibility Checking During Website Editing Princeton has added in line accessibility testing and guidance to the Site Builder (Drupal) website editing environment to help improve the accessibility of University websites. Real-time checking and feedback helps editors identify and correct common content accessibility barriers before pages are published. Checks include:Text alternatives for imagesMeaningful linksProper formattingPDFsVideo and audioSocial mediaWhile automated testing during the editing process is an important tool for improving website accessibility, it does not ensure the full accessibility of a website. Princeton's approach includes accessible website templates, manual testing, monitoring, training, and consultation.
