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Tools
Accessibility Evaluation Tools
- Bobby - Online accessibility checker, which will check one page at a time. Gives a "Bobby Approval" which should be used with care. A "Bobby Approval" does not necessarily mean that your site is accessible.
- Cynthia Says - Web content accessibility validation solution, designed to identify errors in design related to Section 508 standards and the WCAG guidelines.
HTML Validation Services
- W3C HTML Validation Service - Simply input the Web page address (URL) to check HTML documents for conformance to W3C HTML and XHTML Recommendations and other HTML standards.
- W3C CSS Validation Service - This easy to use service checks your CSS and XML functionality. All you have to do is input the URL to check.
Other Development Tools
- Accessibility Toolbar - Browser toolbar designed to help the user to interrogate aspects (structure/code/content) of an html document that can have an affect on the accessibility of that document.
- BrowserSizer - BrowserSizer is a tool to help Web developers check to see how their web pages look on screen resolutions of 640x480, 800x600, 1024x768 and WebTV. It controls Internet Explorer or Netscape Navigator from an unobtrusive application that provides an interface to resize either browser to the standard screen resolutions. This is shareware software.
- Doctor HTML - Doctor HTML is a Web page analysis tool which retrieves an HTML page and reports on any problems that it finds. The primary focus of this tool is to provide a clear, easy-to-use report of information that is relevant for improving your Web page. It will analyze format, images, syntax, spelling, etc.
- PNH Developer Toolbar - Browser toolbar with W3C specifications, validation tools, code highlights and browser resizing capabilities.
- W3C Link Checker - Enter the URL to check the links on your page. Offers some options for checking.
- Web Page Purifier - Enter the URL and choose the HTML Purity Level (HTML version) to check your page with. It allows you to see what your Web page looks like under different versions of HTML.
- Web Page Backward Compatibility Viewer - Enter the URL you want to view, and then choose from a list what features you want the Web browser to "see." The more items that are not checked, the fewer features that are available, and the closer the browser comes to an "old" browser.
- WebSAT (Static Analyzer Tool) - Gives a very nice analysis of up to five sites at a time. Analysis includes accessibility, form user, performance, maintainability, navigation, and readability.
Browsers and Adaptive Technology for Users
Handy Meta-sites
- Screen Magnifiers MetaSite - Provides links and reviews of screen magnifiers and related products.
User Software
- SuperNova - This screen reader and magnifier is used in the public computing sites at UB. It has Braille support, and there is a demo available.
- Window-Eyes - Windows screen reader from GWMicro. Exploits IE's accessibility features. Has Braille support. There is a demo available.
Last updated: November 17, 2005 9:02 am EST
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