Comments on: Tools for checking website accessibility http://www.tyssendesign.com.au/articles/accessibility/tools-for-checking-website-accessibility/ Web design & development and print design services located in The Gap, Brisbane Thu, 29 Jul 2010 20:21:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: John Faulds http://www.tyssendesign.com.au/articles/accessibility/tools-for-checking-website-accessibility/comment-page-1/#comment-688 John Faulds Sat, 14 Jul 2007 13:35:55 +0000 http://www.tyssendesign.com.au/articles/accessibility/tools-for-checking-website-accessibility/#comment-688 Yep, that's me although I've been a little quiet over there lately. Yep, that’s me although I’ve been a little quiet over there lately.

]]> By: Mark http://www.tyssendesign.com.au/articles/accessibility/tools-for-checking-website-accessibility/comment-page-1/#comment-687 Mark Sat, 14 Jul 2007 04:19:32 +0000 http://www.tyssendesign.com.au/articles/accessibility/tools-for-checking-website-accessibility/#comment-687 Some great tools there :) Don't you post on SP? I'm sure I remember seeing tssendesign before! Some great tools there :) Don’t you post on SP? I’m sure I remember seeing tssendesign before!

]]> By: Mike Cherim http://www.tyssendesign.com.au/articles/accessibility/tools-for-checking-website-accessibility/comment-page-1/#comment-656 Mike Cherim Thu, 28 Jun 2007 20:09:34 +0000 http://www.tyssendesign.com.au/articles/accessibility/tools-for-checking-website-accessibility/#comment-656 How about <a href="http://graybit.com/" rel="nofollow">GrayBit</a> (though you did mention it indirectly being it's on the WAT for Opera)? The drawback to this tool is it offer subjective feedback only. How about GrayBit (though you did mention it indirectly being it’s on the WAT for Opera)?

The drawback to this tool is it offer subjective feedback only.

]]> By: John Faulds http://www.tyssendesign.com.au/articles/accessibility/tools-for-checking-website-accessibility/comment-page-1/#comment-644 John Faulds Fri, 22 Jun 2007 22:54:49 +0000 http://www.tyssendesign.com.au/articles/accessibility/tools-for-checking-website-accessibility/#comment-644 Watchfire is an online validator so it's more of a tool than a resource and you'll find it's actually linked to from the Mozilla Accessibility Extension and the Web Accessibility Toolbar. As with all online validators, they should only be used as a starting point. They will help you catch errors, but most of the warnings that they raise will need to be checked manually. A pass with any online validator shouldn't be considered a definite pass for any particular level of WCAG success criteria (i.e., if Watchfire tells you your site passes AAA compliance, it's highly doubtful that it actually does). Watchfire is an online validator so it’s more of a tool than a resource and you’ll find it’s actually linked to from the Mozilla Accessibility Extension and the Web Accessibility Toolbar.

As with all online validators, they should only be used as a starting point. They will help you catch errors, but most of the warnings that they raise will need to be checked manually. A pass with any online validator shouldn’t be considered a definite pass for any particular level of WCAG success criteria (i.e., if Watchfire tells you your site passes AAA compliance, it’s highly doubtful that it actually does).

]]> By: the website designer http://www.tyssendesign.com.au/articles/accessibility/tools-for-checking-website-accessibility/comment-page-1/#comment-643 the website designer Fri, 22 Jun 2007 18:18:52 +0000 http://www.tyssendesign.com.au/articles/accessibility/tools-for-checking-website-accessibility/#comment-643 a good ressource is http://webxact.watchfire.com/ a good ressource is http://webxact.watchfire.com/

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