Test Desktop A11y

test-desktop-a11y

Create a comprehensive desktop accessibility test plan with screen reader test cases, keyboard navigation flows, high contrast verification steps, and automated UI Automation test scaffolding.

When to Use It

• You completed a desktop accessibility audit and need to verify the findings
• You are setting up QA processes for a desktop application
• You need screen reader test cases for NVDA, JAWS, Narrator, VoiceOver, or Orca
• You want automated UIA tests to catch regressions in CI

How to Launch It

In GitHub Copilot Chat -- select from the prompt picker:

/test-desktop-a11y

Then provide the source directory when prompted.

In Claude Code:

@desktop-a11y-testing-coach create a test plan for my wxPython app

What to Expect

Step 1: Context Gathering

The agent asks about your platform, UI framework, target screen readers, key user flows, and preferred output format.

Step 2: Application Analysis

Scans source code to identify all windows, dialogs, interactive controls, custom controls, and navigation patterns.

Step 3: Screen Reader Test Cases

Generates test cases covering window identification, control discovery, name/role/state/value announcement, dynamic updates, and error messages -- for each target screen reader.

Step 4: Keyboard Test Matrix

Creates a keyboard-only test matrix with tab order walkthrough, arrow key navigation, shortcut inventory, focus visibility checks, and modal focus trapping verification.

Step 5: High Contrast Tests

Generates visual verification steps for high contrast mode, including font scaling at 150% and icon visibility.

Step 6: Automated Test Scaffolding

For Windows targets, generates Python scaffolding using uiautomation or pywinauto with assertions for Name, Role, and State on key controls.

Step 7: Test Plan Document

Saves a markdown test plan with checkbox format for manual execution, organized by category.

Related Prompts

• audit-desktop-a11y -- Run the audit that feeds into this test plan
• scaffold-nvda-addon -- Build NVDA addons for custom accessibility

Related Agents

• desktop-a11y-testing-coach -- The specialist agent that powers this prompt
• desktop-a11y-specialist -- Platform accessibility API expertise
• developer-hub -- Routes to the right specialist for any developer task