After asking everyone not to hijack a topic, it seems I have done the same.
Apologies all (especially Mike).

Rev Bob, I'd be very careful about Bobby. This has been discussed on-list a
few times, but here is a recap:

There are other accessibility tools that have better reputations than Bobby
now. Bobby has received growing criticism over the last few years - here is
an example:
http://www.evolt.org/article/Why_Bobby_Approved_is_not_Enough/4090/9278/inde
x.html?format=print

Here are some other online accessibility tools:

WAVE
http://wave.webaim.org/index.jsp

UsableNet:
http://www.usablenet.com/

Ask Alice:
http://askalice.ssbtechnologies.com:8080/askalice/index.html

Colour Contrast Analyser:
http://www.juicystudio.com/services/colourcontrast.asp

'cynthiasays' 
http://www.cynthiasays.com

Accessify tools and wizards
http://www.accessify.com/tools-and-wizards/default.asp

Checklist of Checkpoints for Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 1.0:
http://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG10/full-checklist.html

Russ

> Yes, I definitely think my brain was stretched thin trying to get
> around that one.  Let's try again.  While I don't personally agree
> that you can ignore Bobby's advice, I can see how some people could
> agree, and I don't want to have that fight here.  Indeed, I respect
> their opinions.  However, a developer who doesn't at least *look* at
> what Bobby says hasn't done the job, imho.

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