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Tools
One of the goals of the Initiative is to enable web staff to do self-evalation and assessment of their web sites. Here is a list of tools that will help accomplish this goal.
Functional Accessibility Evaluator (FAE)
- FAE evaluates the functional accessibility of your web site, allowing you to choose among three different search depths*, and returns a report to you organized by the five main categories of the iCITA HTML best practices (also developed at the University of Illinois). The tool also allows you to archive reports* for later comparison thereby allowing you to demonstrate compliance progress. *Requires login to enable multiple search depths and report archiving.
- Guidelines for Using FAE
Firefox Addons
- Firefox Accessibility Extension – This is an excellent tool for helping determine how disabled users will navigate the web site. This toolbar was developed by the UIUC Disability Resources and Educational Services. Use of the FAE DHTML Report (under the Tools menu) is very handy for assessing dynamic pages.
- TIDY HTML Validator – This handy validator places a small check mark on the bottom right border of your browser and tells you immediately if your pages are valid and code compliant. The tool also organizes your source view and gives explanations of code warnings.
- Web Developer 1.1.4 Plugin – A very popular tool among web designers, this toolbar gives you access to multiple tools that allow you to reveal table boundaries, CSS divs and spans, and much more.
- Firebug Plugin – This plugin also adds a small icon in the lower right of your window. Firebug is an excellent tool for debugging your page, allowing you to check multiple things such as seeing how the CSS markup is impacting the page.
IE Accessibility Plugin
- Web Accessibility Toolbar For IE, Version 2.0 - This is a toolbar specifically for IE users. It contains many of the same accessibility checks that the Firefox Accessibility Extension contains.
Checklist
HTML Validator
Make sure your HTML code is valid according to the Document Type Declaration (DTD).
Useful web sites
- Upcoming training events
- Illinois Information Technology Accessibility Act (IITAA)
- HTML Best Practices - Illinois Center for Information Technology Accessibility (iCITA)
- WCAG Samurai
- W3C Validator
