Hardware test guide for Test Accelerator

Perform manual hardware accessibility testing directly within Test Accelerator. With a curated hardware library and guided, step-by-step workflows, you can evaluate hardware interactions more efficiently while producing consistent, high-quality findings.

Supported standards

The hardware test guide supports testing against:

Web

• Section 508
• EN 301 549

You can test against one or both standards, depending on your compliance requirements.

iOS and Android:

• Section 508
• EN 301 549
• WCAG

Run a hardware manual evaluation

To run a hardware manual evaluation:

1. Go to the evaluation flow.
2. From the navigational menu, select Manual evaluation.
3. Click Create new.

Select the testing medium

In the Create new flow, select Hardware as the testing medium to configure the evaluation for hardware-specific checks and guided steps.

Choose applicable standards

Select the applicable standards:

• Section 508
• EN 301 549
• WCAG (iOS and Android)

Provide the required evaluation details

You need to fill the following fields:

• Evaluation name
• Destination digital asset
• Testing medium (Hardware)
• Selected standards
• Pages to be tested

Please note: You must have a Tester (or equivalent) role with project-level access to create evaluations and record evidence. Ensure the destination asset is accessible to your account.

Create the manual evaluation

Once you save the evaluation, it will be available for execution through Test Accelerator.

Test in Test Accelerator

To begin testing in Test Accelerator:

1. Open the Level Access browser extension.
2. Launch Test Accelerator.
3. Sign in.
4. Select the newly created manual evaluation.

The Hardware Test Guide launches with guided steps aligned to your selected standards.

Execute guided steps and capture evidence

Follow each guided step, using the following pass/fail criteria:

Failed tests:

1. Record notes.
2. Capture screenshots or video as required.
3. Convert failures into findings directly from the guide.

All findings automatically include:

• Device context
• Selected standards
• Tested pages
• Associated evidence

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