Assistive Technologies – Basics

Web Accessibility Standards, Checks

There are a wide variety of web accessibility checking tools available online.  These tools range from web browser plugins and online services, to software applications. Here is a small list:

  1. AChecker (Opens in new window) (https://achecker.achecks.ca/checker/index.php)
  2. WAVE (Opens in new window) (https://wave.webaim.org/)
  3. Pa11y (Opens in new window) (https://pa11y.org/)
  4. Axe (Opens in new window) (https://www.deque.com/axe/)
  5. Tingtun Checker (Opens in new window) (http://checkers.eiii.eu/en/pagecheck/)
  6. Accessibility Check (Opens in new window) (https://www.experte.com/accessibility)

Go through a multi-page resource (opens in a new window) (https://www.w3.org/WAI/demos/bad/) that shows an inaccessible website and a retrofitted version of this same website.

Additional reference (opens in new window) (https://www.w3.org/WAI/test-evaluate/preliminary/)

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