Developer Resources

• Cross-Browser/Cross-Platform Compatibility: Does the site work in as many browsing situations as possible? Is the site responsive, flexibly changing the layout depending on how the user views it?
• Semantic HTML Markup: Especially for those who use assistive technologies like a screen reader, the quality and accuracy of the webpage’s structure is important. Are HTML tags being used correctly?
• Use of HTML Accessibility Features: There are HTML features and techniques that aid users with visual impairments. Are these features and techniques being used?
• Color Choice: Are the colors used high contrast? Do the colors create a hindrance to people will colorblindness or poor vision?

Firebug (Firefox)
Firebug integrates with Firefox to put a wealth of web development tools at your finger tips while you browse. You can edit, debug, and monitor CSS, HTML, and JavaScript live in any web page.

FirebugLite (IE)
FirebugLite integrates with IE to put a wealth of web development tools at your finger tips while you browse. You can edit, debug, and monitor CSS, HTML, and JavaScript live in any web page.

The WAVE, is a web analysis tool which displays errors and their respective location on the page. In cases where the code is inside the firewall the code can be copied into a field on the Wave page and the program will give you a visual analysis of the errors and you can see the locations. There is also a toolbar that can be installed on the Firefox browser that will allow the user to analyze pages inside a firewall without public access. The Wave toolbar has other features as well such as turning off the Cascading Style Sheets. It can also show the structure of the page. The Wave does not give a report other than the screen that shows the problems.

Web Accessibility Toolbar by Accessible Information Solutions
The Web Accessibility Toolbar has been developed to aid manual examination of web pages for a variety of aspects of accessibility.

Worldspace FireEyes by Deque
Worldspace FireEyes is web accessibility tool that validates both static and dynamic Web content to be Section 508 conformant. It will analyze every web page and list violations at the page level across the collection and also summarize them by Section 508 paragraph or WCAG checkpoint. The reports are also available in HTML format.

Training Video

Worldspace Enterprise by Deque

Compliance Sheriff by Hi-Software

AutoTestFlash allows the recording and playback of tests written in Flash and Flex. The tool website provides a live sample.

Compiler

Flash Player download

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Exposing controls to MSAA MSAA/Microsoft Active Accessibility is an application programming interface (API) for user interface accessibility. MSAA was introduced as a platform add-on to Microsoft Windows 95 in 1997. MSAA is designed to help assistive technology (AT) products interact with standard and custom user interface (UI) elements of an application (or the operating system), as well as to access, identify, and manipulate an application's UI elements. AT products work with MSAA enabled applications in order to provide better access for individuals who have physical or cognitive difficulties, impairments, or disabilities. Some examples of AT products are screen readers for users with limited sight, on screen keyboards for users with limited physical access, or narrators for users with limited hearing. MSAA can also be used for automated testing tools, and computer-based training applications.

WebVIP is a tool to augment traditional user testing on a given set of tasks.

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