Re: [WSG] WCAG conformance and checking
Simon, Some free tools from the university of Illinois are: Functional Accessibility Evaluator http://fae.cita.uiuc.edu Firefox Accessibility Extension http://firefox.cita.uiuc.edu Here is an FAE report on your page and you are doing a GREAT job on accessibility: http://fae.cita.uiuc.edu/report.php?id=w4733add8e6bae&pc=6&type=summary Jon P.S If anyone is interested in Web 2.0 accessibility issues, here is a online class I am offering: http://web20online.cita.uiuc.edu/ On Oct 26, 2007 4:00 AM, Simon Cockayne <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi, > > I am on a mission to get the microsite that I built for my wife > http://phd.london.edu/ygrushkacockayne/ to conform to W3C's "Web Content > Accessibility Guidelines 1.0", available at > http://www.w3.org/TR/1999/WAI-WEBCONTENT-19990505, level Double-A. > > I am reading http://www.w3.org/TR/WAI-WEBCONTENT/ and > http://www.w3.org/TR/WAI-WEBCONTENT-TECHS/. > > I realize no automated checking is foolproof...but are there any good > automated tools to assist in WCAG conformance checking? ( I hear "cynthia" > mentioned from time to time...any good/any details? Any others? > > Any good Firefox extensions/plug-ins? > > Cheers, > > Simon > > > > *** > List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm > Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm > Help: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > *** *** List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm Help: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ***
Re: [WSG] WCAG conformance and checking
Dave Woods wrote: http://chrispederick.com/work/web-developer/ A bit old now, but could still be of some use... http://www.webaim.org/articles/evaluatingwithfirefox/ -- Patrick H. Lauke __ re·dux (adj.): brought back; returned. used postpositively [latin : re-, re- + dux, leader; see duke.] www.splintered.co.uk | www.photographia.co.uk http://redux.deviantart.com __ Co-lead, Web Standards Project (WaSP) Accessibility Task Force http://webstandards.org/ __ Take it to the streets ... join the WaSP Street Team http://streetteam.webstandards.org/ __ *** List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm Help: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ***
Re: [WSG] WCAG conformance and checking
You might like: http://www.wave.webaim.org/index.jsp as a graphic aid. On Fri, October 26, 2007 1:22 pm, Simon Cockayne wrote: > Hi Jen, > > Ooh...http://www.tawdis.net/taw3/cms/en is nice. Thanks! > > Simon > > > *** > From: "Jens Brueckmann" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Fri, 26 Oct 2007 13:21:42 +0200 > Subject: Re: [WSG] WCAG conformance and checkingWCAG conformance and > checking > > Hi Simon, > >> I realize no automated checking is foolproof...but are there any good >> automated tools to assist in WCAG conformance checking? ( I hear >> "cynthia > " >> mentioned from time to time...any good/any details? Any others? >> >> Any good Firefox extensions/plug-ins? > > while some guidelines can be checked automatically, others have to be > checked manually. > Apart from Cynthia, which is ok, I would strongly recommend TAW³, > which is available as an online service, a standalone version for > download and as a Firefox extension. > > You will find it at http://www.tawdis.net/taw3/cms/en > > Cheers, > > jens > > -- > Jens Brueckmann > http://www.yalf.de > > *** > List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm > Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm > Help: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > *** *** List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm Help: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ***
[WSG] WCAG conformance and checking
Hi Jen, Ooh...http://www.tawdis.net/taw3/cms/en is nice. Thanks! Simon *** From: "Jens Brueckmann" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Fri, 26 Oct 2007 13:21:42 +0200 Subject: Re: [WSG] WCAG conformance and checkingWCAG conformance and checking Hi Simon, > I realize no automated checking is foolproof...but are there any good > automated tools to assist in WCAG conformance checking? ( I hear "cynthia " > mentioned from time to time...any good/any details? Any others? > > Any good Firefox extensions/plug-ins? while some guidelines can be checked automatically, others have to be checked manually. Apart from Cynthia, which is ok, I would strongly recommend TAW³, which is available as an online service, a standalone version for download and as a Firefox extension. You will find it at http://www.tawdis.net/taw3/cms/en Cheers, jens -- Jens Brueckmann http://www.yalf.de *** List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm Help: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ***
Re: [WSG] WCAG conformance and checking
i prefer this color contrast analyzer. http://www.paciellogroup.com/resources/contrast-analyser.html dwain On 10/26/07, Dave Woods <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Yeah, the webdev toolbar for Firefox has direct links to the > cynthiasays (WAI) checker and the section 508 checker along with some > other useful tools so if you don't already have it, that's a must for > all developers. > > http://chrispederick.com/work/web-developer/ > > There's also a colour contrast analyzer that's pretty useful for Firefox here > > http://juicystudio.com/article/colour-contrast-analyser-firefox-extension.php > > I use these as an initial starting point for testing accessibility but > as you've rightly pointed out, these won't guarantee accessibility so > manual testing and common sense are much more important once you've > performed these initial tests. > > Hope they help though. > > Dave > > http://www.dave-woods.co.uk > > > > > On 26/10/2007, Simon Cockayne <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi, > > > > I am on a mission to get the microsite that I built for my wife > > http://phd.london.edu/ygrushkacockayne/ to conform to W3C's > > "Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 1.0", available at > > http://www.w3.org/TR/1999/WAI-WEBCONTENT-19990505, level > > Double-A. > > > > I am reading http://www.w3.org/TR/WAI-WEBCONTENT/ and > > http://www.w3.org/TR/WAI-WEBCONTENT-TECHS/. > > > > I realize no automated checking is foolproof...but are there any good > > automated tools to assist in WCAG conformance checking? ( I hear "cynthia" > > mentioned from time to time...any good/any details? Any others? > > > > Any good Firefox extensions/plug-ins? > > > > Cheers, > > > > Simon > > > > > > > > *** > > List Guidelines: > > http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm > > Unsubscribe: > > http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm > > Help: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > *** > > > *** > List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm > Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm > Help: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > *** > > -- dwain alford "The artist may use any form which his expression demands; for his inner impulse must find suitable expression." Kandinsky *** List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm Help: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ***
Re: [WSG] WCAG conformance and checking
Hi Simon, > I realize no automated checking is foolproof...but are there any good > automated tools to assist in WCAG conformance checking? ( I hear "cynthia" > mentioned from time to time...any good/any details? Any others? > > Any good Firefox extensions/plug-ins? while some guidelines can be checked automatically, others have to be checked manually. Apart from Cynthia, which is ok, I would strongly recommend TAW³, which is available as an online service, a standalone version for download and as a Firefox extension. You will find it at http://www.tawdis.net/taw3/cms/en Cheers, jens -- Jens Brueckmann http://www.yalf.de *** List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm Help: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ***
Re: [WSG] WCAG conformance and checking
Yeah, the webdev toolbar for Firefox has direct links to the cynthiasays (WAI) checker and the section 508 checker along with some other useful tools so if you don't already have it, that's a must for all developers. http://chrispederick.com/work/web-developer/ There's also a colour contrast analyzer that's pretty useful for Firefox here http://juicystudio.com/article/colour-contrast-analyser-firefox-extension.php I use these as an initial starting point for testing accessibility but as you've rightly pointed out, these won't guarantee accessibility so manual testing and common sense are much more important once you've performed these initial tests. Hope they help though. Dave http://www.dave-woods.co.uk On 26/10/2007, Simon Cockayne <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi, > > I am on a mission to get the microsite that I built for my wife > http://phd.london.edu/ygrushkacockayne/ to conform to W3C's > "Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 1.0", available at > http://www.w3.org/TR/1999/WAI-WEBCONTENT-19990505, level > Double-A. > > I am reading http://www.w3.org/TR/WAI-WEBCONTENT/ and > http://www.w3.org/TR/WAI-WEBCONTENT-TECHS/. > > I realize no automated checking is foolproof...but are there any good > automated tools to assist in WCAG conformance checking? ( I hear "cynthia" > mentioned from time to time...any good/any details? Any others? > > Any good Firefox extensions/plug-ins? > > Cheers, > > Simon > > > > *** > List Guidelines: > http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm > Unsubscribe: > http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm > Help: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > *** *** List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm Help: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ***
[WSG] WCAG conformance and checking
Hi, I am on a mission to get the microsite that I built for my wife http://phd.london.edu/ygrushkacockayne/ to conform to W3C's "Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 1.0", available at http://www.w3.org/TR/1999/WAI-WEBCONTENT-19990505, level Double-A. I am reading http://www.w3.org/TR/WAI-WEBCONTENT/ and http://www.w3.org/TR/WAI-WEBCONTENT-TECHS/. I realize no automated checking is foolproof...but are there any good automated tools to assist in WCAG conformance checking? ( I hear "cynthia" mentioned from time to time...any good/any details? Any others? Any good Firefox extensions/plug-ins? Cheers, Simon *** List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm Help: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ***