It is a sunny day. The sun is so dazzling in your eyes as you are walking in to your office from lunch. You want to finish up an email so quickly but your eyes are not so obedient to look at the computer screen as it has just entered a contrastive suddenness and they […]
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PDF Validator—The Free Tool You Need to Start Using Today
Free PDF Validator Plugin Approximately 1 billion people in the world today — or 15% of the global population — have a disability*. And, 80% of that population is of working age. Yet even with so much data supporting the accessibility needs of people with disabilities, these individuals continue to face significant barriers. CommonLook wants […]
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One of the difficult tasks of an accessibility consultant is to run automation testing on mobile web as the screen size is small & browsers doesn’t support the installation of regular plug-ins; we need to depend on Bookmarklets or connect the device to a MAC or a Desktop machine & conduct the testing using alternative […]
Continue reading a11yTools For IOS by Paul J Adam6 Open Source Accessibility Tools
A curated list of open source accessibility tools that will enable automation of web accessibility testing more affordable & easier. axe Accessibility Rules Engine by Deque Systems The Accessibility Engine for automated testing of HTML-based user interfaces. Drop the aXe on your accessibility defects! tota11yAn accessibility visualization toolkit. Automated Accessibility Testing Tool (AATT) Browser-based accessibility […]
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These nifty accessibility bookmarklets perform various accessibility audit functions & will come in handy during an accessibility automation evaluation. They can also be deployed on mobile browsers to test responsive design. how to use a accessibility bookmarklet text spacing bookmarklet by Steve Faulkner WCAG 2.0 Parsing Validation Tools by Dotjay NerdeFocus Bookmarklet NerdeFocus is a […]
Continue reading 20 Accessibility Bookmarklets You Can Use For A11Y Testing25 Browser Extensions to Perform Accessibility Testing Effectively
The following browser extensions will help evaluate various accessibility testing tasks. This list is continuously updating so please feel free to add more extensions in the comments or notify if any of the extensions are outdated. Chrome Extensions NerdeFocus When activated, NerdeFocus displays the focus history with CSS selectors, and overlays an easy-to-follow focus indicator […]
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