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Evaluation & Validation
Accessibility Evaluation Tools
There are a number of tools that make it easier to evaluate the accessibility of a website or document. This list is not exhaustive, and we welcome suggestion.
Michigan State University Website Evaluation Protocol
The following Protocol is suggested for MSU webmasters and web content providers to use in evaluating their own websites. It is not a thorough WCAG 2.0 evaluation protocol, only a basic process that will make it practical to gauge compliance, demonstrate progress, and aid in prioritizing web accessibility remediation.
- MSU Evaluation Protocol for WCAG 2.0 AA
- MSU Evaluation Protocol for WCAG 2.0 AA Instructions
- MSU Evaluation Protocol for WCAG 2.0 AA Recording Spreadsheet
Browser Tools, Plugins and Extensions
Spend some time now then again every few months exploring the built-in accessibility and other error checking tools in whatever browsers you use. The browser tools are changing all the time and most have been integrating some accessibility checking along with their more traditional features. Check out their available extensions and plugins also.
Online Tools
- Colorblind Web Page Filter: Simulates how individuals with different types of color blindness see your website
- W3C CSS Validation Service: Checks CSS for code validity
- W3C Markup Validation Service: Checks HTML/XHTML for code validity
- WebAIM WAVE (Web Accessibility Evaluation Tool): Graphical automated WCAG 2.0 evaluation tool (note that all automated tools are extremely limited in ability to identify violations)
- Functional Accessibility Evaluator (FAE) 2.0: Site crawler generates site report based on WCAG 2.0 success criteria. Scans for ARIA specifications as well.
Screen Readers
- Freedom Scientific JAWS for Windows: Popular screen reader for Windows. MSU has licensed it for free (but limited time) use on personal computers of anyone with an MSU email address.
- NVDA Screen Reader: Popular free screen reader for Windows
Standalone Tools
- Colour Contrast Analyser: Tool to determine whether color contrast is sufficient. The new tool works well on computers with single screens while the old tool (further down on the linked to page) works better on systems with multiple monitors.
Evaluation Tutorials and Protocols
- Tutorials on Making Documents Accessible
- UARC Simplified Protocol for WCAG 2.0 AA Assessment [Word Document]