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The Web Accessibility Toolbar is provided by the Accessible Information Solutions (AIS) team at the National Information and Library Service (NILS), Australia. Please read the Terms of Use before downloading and installing the Web Accessibility Toolbar.
The Web Accessibility Toolbar has been developed to aid manual examination of web pages for a variety of aspects of accessibility. It consists of a range of functions that:
* identify components of a web page
* facilitate the use of - rd party online applications
* simulate user experiences
* provide links to references and additional resources.
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BOBBY
Type: Tool
Primary Key: Tool
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Welcome to the Bobby Online Free Portal. This free service will allow you to test web pages and help expose and repair barriers to accessibility and encourage compliance with existing accessibility guidelines, such as Section - and the W C's WCAG. To learn about products to test websites of all sizes for accessibility issues, please visit the accessibility section on www.watchfire.com.
Please note: This online dialog tests only one page at a time. The server limits the number of pages it checks in order to keep the online service available to all to one web page per minute.
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Simulation in the Web Designer's Color Card and Chart
believe complexity is best mastered by seeing the whole picture in rich detail;that expertise consists mainly of vivid mental pictures; that working knowledge is best aided by precise reminders within view or reach. I've tried to give you both extremes, the totality at a glance, with as much useful detail as can fit. I've tried to quench your left-brain's thirst for facts and seed your right-brain's power for intuitive, subconscious wonder. It'd sure be my honor if you find this stuff helps.
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Guideline . of the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines . requires that foreground and background colour combinations provide sufficient contrast when viewed by someone having colour deficits, or when viewed on a black and white screen. Two colours provide good colour visibility if the brightness difference and the colour difference between the two colours are greater than a set range. They suggest a colour contrast algorithm, which is used in this test. The algorithm is under development, and may be likely to change. Any changes to their algorithm will be updated on this page.
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When images are provided to illustrate complex ideas, the same information MUST also be provided in an accessible form.
In this case, the image (a .PNG file) would be generated on the fly from information stored in a database (or in this case a log file) which is constantly being modified. None-the-less, because the basic information that is being displayed is originating from ASCII text, by using the LONGDESC attribute we can provide the same information as text for users and user agents who cannot extract the information from the image.
Code Sample:
"img src="/images/ctry_usage_ - .png" style="width: - px; height: - px; border: none;" alt="Usage by Country for June in Pie Chart format" longdesc="/longdesc/ctry_usage.html""
"span style="font-size: - pt; color: White;"""a href="/longdesc/ctry_usage.html" title="Link to the usage information represented in the pie chart""d"/a""/span"
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A chart or graph is essentially an image with detailed information. Some charts or graphs have more information and data in them than others. Text browsers and screen readers cannot convey images to their users, so an equivalent alternative to the essential information that is visually available from the chart or graph must be provided. The amount of alternative information to provide depends on the contextual use of the chart or graph, but generally it should include all the information available to the sighted user.
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days to a more accessible web site
This book answers two questions. The first question is "Why should I make my web site more accessible?" If you do not have a web site, this book is not for you. The second question is "How can I make my web site more accessible?" If you are not convinced by the first answer, you will not be interested in the second.
(Note: Site is an excellent example of being what they're teaching)
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Dramatically reduce errors related to site presentation and usability with this comprehensive Link Validation tool. Save dramatically on time, cost, and complexity associated with building, deploying, and maintaining Web sites that function properly. HiSoftware content quality solutions provide "out-of-the-box testing and reporting for Accessibility, Privacy, Searchability and Usability standards, empowering organizations to keep up with ever-changing Web technologies and standards. The value-added Link Validation tool provides structure and organization validation to your site, allowing both content and site structure to be of the highest quality.
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How-tos and Demos
Graphics
* Alt Text for a Functional Graphic
* Alt Text for a Logo
* Alt Text for Decorative Images and Spacers
* AltText for a Link that contains both Graphics and Text
* Including a Graph and Its Description on the Same Page
* A Graph with a Description in a Separate, Linked File
* Associating a Graph and its Description with the longdesc Attribute
Data Tables
* Identifying Column and Row Headers
* Associating Data Cells and Header Cells in a Complex Table
* A Data Table with a Summary Attribute
* A Data Table with a Caption element and a Summary Attribute
Forms
* Labeling Input Fields
* Grouping Related Items on a Form
* Radio Buttons with fieldset, legend, and label
* Buttons Using input elements of type = button and button elements
* Graphical buttons
* Labeling Pulldown Menus
Multimedia
* Video with Closed Captions and Audio Description
* Flash
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On more that a few occasions people have complained that Internet Explorer doesn't have a convenient way to view longdesc attributes. Now it is true that they do expose it programmatically so there is noting to stop AT from making use of longdesc. But there are two reasons why someone using IE - on its own might want to have access to longdesc attributes.
* They might simply want to see a description of the image (particularly if they couldn't make out what the image is of).
* They are developers who wish to test their longdesc links.
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The Communication Technologies Branch of the United States National Cancer Institute (part of National Institutes of Health and Department of Health and Human Services) has
been conducting usability testing with people with disabilities, specifically blind and lowvision users, to
*understand the relationship between accessibility and usability
*understand how blind and low-vision users work with Web sites
*develop research-based guidelines for accessibility and usability
*assess the usability of specific Web sites for blind and low-vision users
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* Images & animations: Use the alt attribute to describe the function of each visual.
* Image maps. Use the client-side map and text for hotspots.
* Multimedia. Provide captioning and transcripts of audio, and descriptions of video.
* Hypertext links. Use text that makes sense when read out of context. For example, avoid "click here."
* Page organization. Use headings, lists, and consistent structure. Use CSS for layout and style where possible.
* Graphs & charts. Summarize or use the longdesc attribute.
* Scripts, applets, & plug-ins. Provide alternative content in case active features are inaccessible or unsupported.
* Frames. Use the noframes element and meaningful titles.
* Tables. Make line-by-line reading sensible. Summarize.
* Check your work. Validate. Use tools, checklist, and guidelines at http://www.w - .org/TR/WCAG
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Colour is increasingly used these days to help convey information. When one in twelve men have some measurable degree of colour vision deficiency, the use of certain colours in certain ways can cause difficulty when navigating web pages or software, and even total illegibility in some cases.
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SECTION 508
Type: Link Library
Primary Key: Link Library
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Section - requires that Federal agencies' electronic and information technology is accessible to people with disabilities. The Center for Information Technology Accommodation (CITA), in the U.S. General Services Administration's Office of Governmentwide Policy, has been charged with the task of educating Federal employees and building the infrastructure necessary to support Section - implementation. Using this web site, Federal employees and the public can access resources for understanding and implementing the requirements of Section - .
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Use the table below to give you some basic help with the Section Requirements for Web Pages, you can also print it out and use it as a checklist.
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Cynthia is a web content accessibility validation solution, it is designed to identify errors in design related to Section - standards and the WCAG guidelines. The main purpose of this portal is to educate web site developers in the development Web Based content that is accessible to all. This online test only validates one page at a time. Note this demo will test about one page per minute / per site.
Accessibility Report Mode
Do not fail pages for WCAG Priority - and - errors, simply warn me.
Include the Alternative Text Quality Report
Include File source on Accessibility Failures
Emulate this Browser:
Do you want to have the functionality of Cynthia Says on your Desktop?
You can obtain the Same features of the Cynthia Says portal and more for your desktop. This special edition of AccVerify is being made available to help educate web content developers on the development of accessible web sites.
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UIAccess.com is a resource for universal interface design and usable accessibility information. The primary purpose of this web site is to provide free information on web accessibility. See the extensive list of resources, some exclusive to UI Access.
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Vischeck simulates colorblind vision. Daltonize corrects images for colorblind viewers.
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An initial introduction to resources for people new to Web accessibility
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The WaSP LEARN section exists to provide you with resources to get you up to par with web standards. This expanding area of tutorials, articles, reference charts, templates, and a directory of website resources can help you make sense of the standards and prepare you for things that could be especially challenging or confusing.
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WEBQA
Type: Product
Primary Key: Product
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Watchfire® WebQA, the next generation of Linkbot, is a website quality testing tool for small or departmental websites. WebQA assists with quality assurance and accessibility testing by reporting on web content issues to help developers and quality assurance staff pinpoint and fix quality, interaction and accessibility defects. WebQA supports accessibility testing by integrating the features of Watchfire® Bobby. Using these features, you can test your level of compliance with Section - or the W C's WCAG accessibility standards. In addition to testing content, WebQA can also help you edit your site's metadata to improve search ranking and internal site searchability. Read the WebQA Factsheet (PDF, - KB).
WebQA scans web pages for problems, and generates reports, including:
* broken links
* spelling errors
* slow loading pages
* accessibility issues
WebQA scans through the following technologies:
* Javascript
* Flash
* Dynamic content
* Secure pages (https)
* Media files
* Session IDs
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WEBXACT
Type: Tool
Primary Key: Tool
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WebXACT is a free online service that lets you test single pages of web content for quality, accessibility, and privacy issues.
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8 - SECONDARY Keyword matches for ACCESSABILITY
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In this first look at forms and accessibility we'll cover the very basics you should consider if you are to help as many users as possible to interact with you and your web site just as you would like them to.
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Contribute is familiar to users of Microsoft Office applications and requires no technical expertise. Powered by the same market-leading technology as Macromedia Dreamweaver, there is no easier way to keep web content current and relevant.
Easy to use. Publish to the web in three simple steps: Browse to the page that needs updating, edit it, and click Publish it's done. The intuitive, visual environment offers point-and-click simplicity no more complicated forms to make simple updates. Grow your small business using professionally designed Starter Pages and PayPal Merchant Tools for e-commerce to enhance the value of your website.
Extend documents to the web. - Quickly link any document to a website or copy and paste from Microsoft Office while keeping text formatting and HTML code standards intact. Macromedia FlashPaper for Mac OS and Windows converts any file into a fast-loading, accessible Flash document with full text search and selection. Plus, the Windows version of FlashPaper can create Adobe PDF files.
Design and develop without limits. - Because Contribute is compatible with HTML standards and offers advanced support for CSS, web professionals can use their current skills to build Contribute-compatible websites. With new Shared Assets, common page elements can be centrally deployed to Contribute users. Contribute also expands publishing capabilities beyond text updates with new inline image editing and video insertion features.
Collaborate and Control - Contribute makes distributed web publishing a reality, allowing content publishers and web developers to work together efficiently. Tight Dreamweaver integration and enhanced administrative controls provide an integrated system suited to organizations large and small.
Worry-free website updates. - Now website administrators can control who can edit and who can publish. The flexible approval system allows edited web pages to be reviewed before publishing and includes a Draft Console that summarizes the status of work in progress. Groups can work together safely using built-in versioning, one-click rollback, and page locking to prevent accidental overwrites.
Easy, powerful administration. - Website administrators can exercise direct, comprehensive control using publishing roles for named users and groups. New editing permissions can specify the location of dependent files, as well as the size and quality of images. Enhanced controls for CSS and support for Dreamweaver templates protect the integrity of page layout and design.
Frictionless Dreamweaver integration. - Contribute ensures design standards are met, functionality is maintained, and code is protected allowing non-technical contributors to update technically advanced sites safely. Contribute also offers web professionals new direct source editing in external editors. Used together with Contribute , Dreamweaver MX provides integrated administrative controls for most Contribute-enabled websites.
Integrate and Deploy - Contribute revolutionizes web publishing without requiring new infrastructure or website redesigns. It works with existing HTML websites, standard development tools, and enterprise systems providing a safe, cost-effective answer for organizations of all sizes.
Unlock web publishing everywhere.
Contribute can be easily deployed across an entire organization. MSI installer technology allows direct deployment to desktops throughout the enterprise. Encrypted connection keys automatically connect users by e-mail, and Contribute Publishing Services provides central management of site connections and integration with Active Directory and LDAP user directories.
Standards-based. - Contribute enables web publishing in almost any computing environment and can be used to edit any HTML website. Content is cross-browser compatible and can easily be made Section compliant for accessibility. New direct editing supports file-based content and learning management systems. High-s
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A web-site that discusses how to create good business documents in the linked, on-screen environment of Intranets and the Internet.
This site was originally created by Dan Bricklin of Trellix Corporation. It comes from the requests we received for guidance on how to write business documents for reading on-screen. In developing the Trellix and programs, we came up with lots of ideas, techniques, philosophies, etc., about reading on-screen. This site is a way of sharing, and improving upon through discussion, that work.
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CSS Menus - Compliant
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Tutorials on just about every facet of web design, CSS section is very rich.
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With WebWorks Publisher, you can leverage your Word knowledge, expertise, and existing content, as well as Word's authoring features, to produce both print and multiple electronic formats quickly, easily, and with complete control. You can convert your Word content directly into fully functional standard HTML, XHTML and XML, as well as all industry-standard online help formats, including Microsoft HTML Help and WinHelp, Oracle Help for Java, Sun JavaHelp, and WebWorks Help. You can even convert your Word documents so they can be read on PDAs using Microsoft Reader or Palm Reader. To better meet the needs of all your users, you can easily produce accessible output output that conforms to the requirements of Section and the WCAG automatically.
WebWorks Publisher's intelligent functionality includes:
-Fully automates the process of converting Word documents to HTML, XHTML, XML, online help, and PDA-friendly formats
-Adds menu commands to Word's standard interface that extend the core functionality of Word
-Lets you easily flag conditional content so that, for example, certain material is included only in printed versions of your document and other material is included only in online versions
-Intelligently converts cross-references in your Word documents to hyperlinks in your online documents
-Automatically converts graphics to the most appropriate format
-Automatically generates navigation aids to make your online documents easy to use
-Automatically splits long Word documents into multiple HTML files in accordance with your requirements
-Creates online TOC, index, full-text search and, for some output formats, favorites tracking
-Automatically generates WebWorks Help, the industry leading cross-platform, browser-based online help format
-Produces content that fully conforms to the requirements of Section and the WCAG
-Localized into English, French, German, and Japanese with the ability to output content in more than different languages.
-Supports easy creation and maintenance of See Also links, Related Topics links, Popups, and drop-down hotspots in HTML and Help formats.
-Includes a push-button deployment wizard that lets you publish online content automatically to a local directory, network share, FrontPage folder, or WebDAV server.
With WebWorks Publisher, you'll convert and deploy your content with the push of a button while maintaining maximum control over the appearance of your online documents. And you'll steer clear of the complications, conflicts, and compromises inherent in maintaining multiple versions of your documents and in multiple authoring environments.
Webworks Publisher is ePublishing made easy. Even if you are currently working in RoboHelp® or another authoring environment, the transition is easy thanks to the new WebWorks Publisher Import Utility, a powerful WebWorks add-on. The Import Utility seamlessly and automatically converts RoboHelp projects, compiled Microsoft HTML Help files, and collections of HTML files to Microsoft Word .doc files that you can immediately use to adopt a true single-source workflow with WebWorks Publisher. With the Import Utility, you can free yourself from the legacy multi-source workflow of the past in less than a day.
Also available for Framemaker
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The WebXM platform scans enterprise websites, regardless of size or complexity, and identifies compliance, quality and risk issues that impact your organization's ability to meet your business goals. Read the WebXM Factsheet (PDF, - KB).
WebXM's reporting modules help your organization:
* Manage Web Privacy
The Privacy module generates online privacy reports about your website so you can identify information collection, privacy policy linking (including P - P), and user tracking practices.
* Protect Web Application Security
Watchfire's Security module identifies the servers and technologies in place and potential web application security breaches.
* Enable Regulatory Compliance
The Regulatory Compliance module builds on the Privacy and Security modules to help you address new regulatory challenges, including privacy practices, opt-out language, - rd party data sharing and age information at data collection points.
* Protect Corporate Brand on the Internet
Watchfire's Brand Protection offering monitors company trademark and brand name use across the Internet and identifies link to questionable content to better manage third-party relationships.
* Improve User Experience and Online Content
The Quality module scans your online properties and reports on brand, content and interaction issues such as broken forms, slow loading pages, faulty purchase checkouts, broken links, poor searchability, and usability errors.
* Understand User Behavior
The Web Analytics module shows you how visitors interact with website content by correlating traffic data with content quality analysis, compliance issues, usability metrics, and website defects.
* Extend Marketing and Brand Standards
The Corporate Style Guidelines offering helps extend your marketing and brand standards enforcement across all corporate web properties and helps manage how your brand is represented on the Web.
* Enable Web Accessibility
The Accessibility module scans for over comprehensive web accessibility checks, to help automate compliance with government standards, including the US government's Section - , and the W C's WCAG guidelines
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The World Wide Web Consortium (W C) develops interoperable technologies (specifications, guidelines, software, and tools) to lead the Web to its full potential. W C is a forum for information, commerce, communication, and collective understanding.
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