Tools and Resources
There are a wide range of tools and resources that support accessible web design and development. We have collected some here that you may find useful.
Standards and Guidelines
- Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) international standard
- The Business Case for Digital Accessibility
- W3C Authoring Tool Accessibility Guidelines (ATAG) 2.0
Validators and WCAG compliance checklists
- W3C Markup Validation Service: This validator checks the markup validity of Web documents in HTML, XHTML, SMIL, MathML, etc.
- WAVE Web Accessibility Evaluation Tools
- TAW: An automatic online tool for analyzing website accessibility referencing WCAG 2.1.
- ARC Toolkit Chrome extension: A set of accessibility tools to help developers identify accessibility problems.
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- Cynthia Says web content accessibility validator
- ACHECKS: Automated tool to test your webpages for accessibility against WCAG 2.0 or WCAG 2.1 guidelines.
- A11y Project WCAG compliance checklist: A simplified checklist based on the WCAG.
Colour contrast
- Who Can Use: A tool that demonstrates how colour contrast can affect different people with visual impairments.
- Digital NSW Colour Contrast resource: A colour contrast explainer and link to testing tools relevant to the Australian context.
- Victorian government typography and accessible colour - digital guide: Specifies how to apply typography and font colour for Victorian Government websites.
Assistive Technology
Manual accessibility testing using assistive technology is a key part of ensuring your website is accessible.
Screen Readers
- VoiceOver (Mac) tutorial from A11ycasts (YouTube)
- Sample VoiceOver testing template from UK government
- NVDA tutorial from A11ycasts (YouTube)
- SampleNVDA testing template from UK government website
- ChromeVox tutorial from A11ycasts (YouTube)
- TalkBack for Android tutorial from A11ycasts (YouTube)
- VoiceOver on iOS tutorial from A11ycasts (YouTube)
Voice controllers
- Testing with Voice Control (iOS) guide from BBC News
- Testing with Voice Access (Android) guide from BBC News
Screen magnifiers
- Zoom on OS X sample testing template from UK government
Assistive Technology in Action
- Kristy Viers uses voiceover and braille keyboard on the iphone
- Kristy Viers uses voiceover and braille keyboard on the ipad
- Jared Smith on his difficulties accessing the web as a blind user
- How Jared uses a sip and puff to control his computer
- Rakesh Babu's experiences as a blind user
- How Christina uses email and twitter as a blind user
- Using an iphone as a blind user (filling out form)
- Jeff playing Assassins Creed with a quadstick
- Carrie on Accessibility
- Web AIM perspective videos
- Web AIM user stories
- Aimee Mullins TED talk on her prosthetic legs
- Endless Thread episode about how reddit failed it's blind moderators
Articles
- Introducing accessibility in typography
- Making calendars with accessibility and internationalization in mind
Learning resources
Other tools
- Otter AI
- Bionic Reading Chrome Extension: Revises text to highlight specific parts of words and may assist some people with reading comprehension.