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All about testing for web accessibility -- the tools, methods, hows and whys. Download Episode 32 (Testing for Web Accessibility)[Transcript for Web Axe 32]News IE7 Final Release Firefox 2 New Image Replacement - Monday by Noon MSU's Fourth Annual… More…

All about testing for web accessibility -- the tools, methods, hows and whys. Download Episode 32 (Testing for Web Accessibility)[Transcript for Web Axe 32]News IE7 Final Release Firefox 2 New Image Replacement - Monday by Noon MSU's Fourth Annual Usability & Accessibility Event General (Generally) Follow guidelines by WCAG, WebAIM, Accessify, this podcast Follow any guidelines required by law (ADA, Section 508, DDA [UK]) Ensure multimedia and PDF are accessible Use web standards What CANNOT be tested by most automated tools: Color contrast Simple language Tab order (tabindex) Methods Automated toolsReview site with keyboard only Review site with screenreader, if available Have impaired users test your site Headings used appropriately Tools Cynthia Says by HiSoftwareReturns long table, listed by checkpoint, if web page passed that checkpoint or not Select WCAG levels or Section 508 Included in Firefox Developer Toolbar A-Prompt Adaptive Technology Resource Centre, University of Toronto Computer application--Windows only Performs automatic repairs Select WCAG levels or Section 508 Watchfire WebXACT Used to be known as Bobby Besides accessibility checks, it gives: Page download size Metadata summary Broken links Browser compatibility Firefox Web Developer Toolbar turn on/off CSS validate XHTML and CSS disable javascript hide images, display alt tags resize browser edit CSS much, much more! Accessibility Toolbar IE onlyvalidate XHTML and CSS resize browser toggle javascript, images/alt heading structure WAVE from WebAim four ways to use Accessibility checker Method 1: Submit the URI of a page Method 2: Upload a page Method 3: Install WAVE toolbar in browser Method 4: Add WAVE bookmarklet to browser Lynx viewer by Yellowpipe Internet Services Just enter URL and give your Lynx text-only rendering Also can download and install Lynx application Opera "User Mode" with text browser emulator and more Easily turn off images Screen sizing FireFox Speech Browser ExtensionsFoxy Voice - http://foxyvoice.kenche.info/ Fire Vox http://www.firevox.clcworld.net Fangs - Emulator (uses text) http://sourceforge.net/projects/fangs Mobile Web Emulators Openwave Phone Simulator Nokia Emulator Pocket PC - Mobile Windows emulator