Tools for Testing Web Accessibility
Manual Evaluation Check
Testing with the Manual Evaluation Check
This manual procedure is designed to compliment automated evaluation tools for website accessibility, emphasizing areas that can only be evaluated realistically by human judgment. Additional guides have been provided below to help users with the manual check process.
Tools Needed for Manual Evaluation Check
- Mozilla Firefox 3
- Firefox Web Developer Toolbar - Accessibility Toolbar for Mozilla Firefox
- Accessibility Extension - Firefox Extension from Illinois
- Color Contrast Analyzer for Firefox - Color contrast analyser for Firefox
- lowvis.css - Alternative Style Sheet for Low Vision Users
Guides for Manual Evaluation Check
Testing with HiSoftware AccVerify
AccVerify is a dektop application that allows users to test their Web site content for quality, accessibility, and usability. Bundled software includes a Link Validation utility that let's users test sites for broken links. AccVerify is free to all CSU faculty, staff, and students. A handout has been provided on the Guides section below to help users get started.
Guides for AccVerify
Additional Tools
Install the following tools to test your web pages for Web accessibility. These tools will help you to see whether your Web site is accessible or not by simulation.
- W3C HTML Validator - Validates your HTML coding.
- W3C Link Checker - Checks to see if there are any broken links.
- AIS Toolbar - Accessibility Toolbar for Internet Explorer
- Fangs - Text-reader Emulator for Firefox
- Color Contrast Analyzer for Firefox - Color contrast analyser for Firefox
- Internet Explorer 7
Cynthia Says Site Tester
This online test is a web content accessibility validation solution, it is designed to identify errors in design related to Section 508 standards and the WCAG guidelines. Cynthia Says Site Tester only validates one page at a time about one (1) page per minute / per site.
Links go to an external page.