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Accessibility Validators

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Free to Low Cost

Deque Worldspace
Description: A cross-platform, Java 2 Enterprise Edition driven collaborative solution provides fully automated accessibility evaluation and repair management for any organization. The Web based user interface is intuitive to use.
Automatic checking: Single pages
Formats: CSS, HTML, XHTML
Online service: Online checker
Operating system: Windows, Linux, Solaris
Authoring tool: Dreamweaver
Reports: HTML

Functional Accessibility Evaluator
Description: The Functional Accessibility Evaluator analyzes web resources for markup that is consistent with the use of DRES/CITES HTML best practices for development of functionally accessible web resources and resources that support interoperability. The HTML best practices are not a new standard, but rather a statement of techniques for implementation of the W3C Web Content Accessibility Guidelines and United States Federal Government Section 508 standards that not only improve accessibility for people with disabilities, but also the interoperability of web resources for everyone so all people benefit by having more options to access and use web resources.
Automatic checking: Single pages, Page groups
Formats: CSS, HTML, XHTML
Online service: Online checker
Operating system: Windows, MacOS, Linux, Solaris, BSD Unix
Reports: HTML, XML

Mozilla/Firefox Accessibility Extension - There are many other Add-on Validators available if you go to the "Add-on Page"
Description: The Mozilla/Firefox Accessibility Extension adds features to Mozilla or Firefox to make it easier for people with disabilities to view and navigate web content based on the structural markup used to create the web page. The Mozilla/Firefox accessibility extension can be used directly by everyone to navigate the structure of a HTML web resource. It can be used by authors to check their structural markup to make sure it matches the actual content structure of the resource.
Assistance: In-page feedback, Page transformation
Formats: HTML, XHTML
Browser: Mozilla/Firefox

WAVE - Step by Step Directions on how to use WAVE
Description: WAVE exposes errors and highlights content where accessibility considerations require human judgment (e.g. WAVE exposes alt text so a human evaluator can determine whether it is appropriate for the image). Icons are used as feedback elements within the web page being evaluated.
Automatic checking: Single pages
Formats: CSS, HTML, XHTML
Online service: Online checker, Server installation
Browser: Internet Explorer, Mozilla/Firefox, Netscape
Reports: HTML, XML, EARL

Web Accessibility Toolbar [For Opera] - Step by Step Directions on how to use WAT
Description: The Web Accessibility Toolbar has been developed to aid manual examination of web pages for a variety of aspects of accessibility. It consists of a range of functions that: 1.identify components of a web page; 2.facilitate the use of 3rd party online applications; 3.provide links to references and additional resources.
Automatic checking: Single pages
Formats: CSS, HTML, XHTML
Browser: Opera
Reports: HTML

Web Accessibility Toolbar [For IE, Firefox/Mozilla]
Description: The Web Accessibility Toolbar has been developed to aid manual examination of web pages for a variety of aspects of accessibility. It consists of a range of functions that: 1.identify components of a web page; 2.facilitate the use of 3rd party online applications; 3.provide links to references and additional resources.
Automatic checking: Single pages
Formats: CSS, HTML, XHTML
Browser: Internet Explorer
Reports: HTML

Web Accessibility Toolbar WAT [For IE]
Description: The Toolbar functionality development is an ongoing process, as the Toolbar has an update function the tools/references available can be updated without the user having to re-install the software. Also, some toolbar functionality is reliant upon Javascript and CSS files hosted on the Vision Australia server, these files may be modified, resulting in a change in the way the associated Toolbar function works.
Automatic checking: Single pages
Formats: CSS, HTML, XHTML
Browser: Internet Explorer
Reports: HTML

 

Color Blind Testing

Colorblind Web Page Filter

VisCheck

WCAG Contrast checker

Color Oracle

 

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Demo or At Cost Validators

AccVerify
Description: AccVerify implements programmatic verification and reports all errors/non-compliance with the standards, plus checklist for criteria that can't be verified programmatically. Verifies the all else fails text version. Differentiates between 508 and WCAG. It allows for a variety of report formats, including EARL, and provides an API for developers to incorporate it in other projects. AccVerify can run as a standalone product for Microsoft Windows, or as an extension to Mercury TestDirector and Microsoft's FrontPage, Office, and .NET server products. AccVerify provides ability to test transactional pages through script building technology. AccVerify provides out-of-the-box testing and reporting for Accessibility, Privacy, Metadata and Usability standards. It also allows users to define and conduct custom tests.
Automatic checking: Single pages, Page groups, Restricted pages
Repair options: Code modification
Formats: CSS, HTML, XHTML, PDF, SVG
Operating system: Windows
Reports: HTML, XML, EARL, CSV

Deque Worldspace
Description: A cross-platform, Java 2 Enterprise Edition driven collaborative solution provides fully automated accessibility evaluation and repair management for any organization. The Web based user interface is intuitive to use.
Automatic checking: Single pages, Page groups, Restricted pages
Repair options: Code modification, Captioning
Formats: CSS, HTML, XHTML, PDF
Online service: Server installation
Operating system: Windows, Linux, Solaris
Reports: HTML, XML

SiteCheck
Description: SiteCheck checks your entire site for errors in such areas as spelling, linking and accessibility. SiteCheck provides clear indications of why and where issues occur, and clear recommendations on how to fix them.
Assistance: Generating Reports, Step-by-step evaluations, In-page feedback
Automatic checking: Page groups
Formats: HTML, XHTML, Images
Online service: Hosted service
Reports: HTML, PDF

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