Accessibility Evaluation Tools for Text Equivalents

Web accessibility evaluation tools help examine if a web resource meets accessibility standards. Although these tools are based on the same accessibility principles, each tool operates based on its own set of evaluation criteria. These tools will only provide means to perform an evaluation with, and will not automatically determine whether a web resource is accessible.

Firefox Accessibility Extension

Information on Firefox Accessibility Extension

FAE

Functional Accessibility Evaluator (FAE) analyzes web resources for markup that is consistent with the use of CITES/DRES HTML Best Practices for development of functionally accessible web resources that also support interoperability.

Read about FAE.

Testing from FAE Website

http://www.fae.cita.uiuc.edu

• Test a single URL by entering the URL into the form.
• Create a sign-in for testing multiple URLs or an entire website.

Testing from Firefox Accessibility Extension

If you are browsing with Firefox and have the Firefox Accessibility Extension installed, running FAE from the Extension offers a different way of testing accesibility of a single page you are currently browsing.

1. Tools button
2. FAE Report option

Summary Report

• Test Evaluation Summaries : Features links to detailed page report
• Test Evaluation Percentages : Breakdown of the test results by subcategories

Page Report

• Detailed report indicating Pass/Fail of each testing requirements

WAVE 3.0 Accessibility Tool

WAVE 3.0 Accessiblity Tool Website

• http://wave.webaim.org

AIS Toolbar

AIS Toolbar helps examination of web pages for a variety of aspects of accessibility by identifying components of the web resource and simulating user experience.

AIS Toolbar is used with Microsoft Internet Explorer.

Read more about AIS Toolbar on AIS website.