For June, AATT wants to share a list of free accessibility tools. These plugins and applications can supplement and enhance your own skills. Check these out:
- WAVE (Web Accessibility Evaluation Tool) is a good starting point to find the most common accessibility errors on a website. You can access WAVE via the WAVE website. There are also browser extensions for Chrome and Edge, and an add-on for Firefox which can simplify the process of checking a single page for accessibility errors. The University has rolled out a tool called PopeTech which will allow you to scan your entire website using the WAVE tool.
- Headings Map is a Chrome Extension & FireFox Addon that quickly identifies headings and hierarchies in webpages.
- WCAG (Web Content Accessibility Guidelines) Color Contrast Checker scans a webpage for contrast issues.
- Microsoft Accessibility Checker is integrated into Word, Excel, and Powerpoint. You can find it in under the Review Tab in all versions of Office Products
- Adobe Acrobat Check Accessibility Feature. Accessible PDFs are complex documents, and it can be challenging to make them accessible. Adobe has some great resources to guide you through the required steps.
- UDOIT (Universal Design Online Content Inspection Tool) is designed to help identify and fix accessibility issues in Canvas.