Web Evaluation Tools

 

Recommended Self-evaluation tools for Web Accessibility

WAVE

WAVE is a web accessibility evaluation tool developed by WebAIM.org. It provides visual feedback about the accessibility of your web content by injecting icons and indicators into your page.  You can use either WAVE online evaluation tool by copy/paste your URL address or  WAVE Chrome and Firefox extensions which allows you to evaluate web content for accessibility issues directly within Chrome and Firefox browsers.

Cynthia Says

Cynthia Says identifies errors in Web content related to Section 508 standards and/or the WCAG (Web Content Accessibility Guidelines) guidelines for Web accessibility.  Cynthia Says allows you to test individual pages on websites and provides feedback in a reporting format that is clear and easy to understand.

WebAIM 

WebAIM Color Contrast Checker allows you to enter or select foreground and background colors and provides functionality to lighten or darken the colors slightly to find acceptable contrast levels.  Additionally it displays the contrast ratio based on the WCAG 2.1 luminosity formula and indicates if the colors pass the WCAG 2.1 Level AA  requirements for normal text and large text.

WCAG 2.1 level AA requires a contrast ratio of at least 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text.

Evaluation and Repair

Online Evaluation Tools

Web-browser Evaluation Tools

Web Color Contrast Tools