Website Accessibility Testing

Download these browser Toolbars with testing features

• Mozilla/Firefox Accessibility Extension works in Firefox 3 for validation, testing
• Wave Accessibility toolbar 0.9.4 from WebAIM for Firefox 3 for testing accessibility
• juicystudio.com colour-contrast-analyser-firefox-extension --installs on Firefox Tools menu
• chrispederick.com Web Development Toolbar for Firefox for validation, testing
• Mozilla/Firefox Accessibility Extension provides a testing toolbar

Download these desktop testing tools

• Fujitsu Accessibility Assistance Tools
  • color selector - standalone program that tests color & color blindness
  • color doctor -displays pages as color blind users will see them
  • Fujitsu Web Accessibility Inspector

Upload web pages to these on-line testing sites

• Cynthia Says 508 test
  • --Only one test per website per minute. They are selling services and books.
  • can also be run from Web Developer's toolbar
• Vischeck Color Blindness Simulator
  • checks colors in a Web page and shows you how they would look to individuals with three different types of color blindness. It does not work with frames, certain types of JavaScript, or Flash.
• Juicy Studio Colour Contrast Analyser
  • tool can be downloaded from their website and installed as a Firefox Extension
• W3C Web Accessibility Checklist
  • Word Version to download for accessibility testing of peer's website
• WebAIM Products and Tools
• Accessibility Valet Demonstrator
• Test the readability or your web page at Juicy Studio

Resources

CSS for accessibility: On-line

• Just Ask: Integrating Accessibility Throughout Design
• W3 schools - tutorials for XHTML, CSS, Javascript, etc.
• Position is Everything--about IE problems with CSS
• A List Apart - 12 lessons for those afraid of CSS and Standards
• CSS Zen Garden
• Designing for Accessibility and Beauty
• CSS layout putting main content first: Any Order columns
• Layout Gala CSS Page layouts to download
• For help with problems with CSS layout not working in Internet Explorer, visit:
  • http://www.positioniseverything.net/
  • http://www.positioniseverything.net/ie-primer.html
  • http://www.positioniseverything.net/explorer/ expandingboxbug.html
• W3C CSS specifications
• W3C CSS Tutorial for beginners
• Dave Raggett's intro to CSS
• Learning CSS list of tutorials