Check Your Web Page
It’s actually exciting to see your page on someone else’s computer! Yes, make the effort run on over to the nearest computer lab, or your friend’s computer, and try viewing your Web page on different browsers (Netscape, Internet Explorer, and Opera) and computer platforms (Mac and PC). For extra credit points, try different versions of browsers (4.0, 5.0, etc.). Or ask a friend with a different browser/platform to view your page. And you can pat yourself on the back for making sure your page is universally accessible.
Self-Assessment Tools
AccMonitor and AccVerify
AccMonitor is a tool that allows UALR Computing Services to check all sites on UALR’s Internet servers and generate reports that list accessibility problems. AccVerify is a software application that can be downloaded to your PC. It allows you to both check your site and make repairs. Both are products of HiSoftware and are made available to UALR faculty, staff, and administrators through Project PACE with a grant from the Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education (Award #P333A990056)..
View Instructions for Downloading AccVerify
A-Prompt Web Accessibility Verifier
The A-Prompt software tool examines Web pages for barriers to accessibility, performs automatic repairs when possible, and assists the author in manual repairs when necessary.
Learn more about A-Prompt
Bobby Self-Assessment Tool
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 508 and the W3C’s WCAG. The report can be customized to include the guidelines to which you wish to conform.
Try Bobby Online
Cynthia Says
The Cynthia SaysT portal is an online validation tool that is powered by HiSoftware Technology. The user can customize the tool to check for compliance to the preferred guidelines. This tool only checks pages already on the Internet. It does not check local files.
Try Cynthia Says
WAVE 3 .0 Web Accessibility Tool
WAVE 3.0 provides a more visual output in its accessibility report. A good tool for those who are new to Web accessibility, it also provides you with the option of installing WAVE into the toolbar of your browser. WAVE can check both URLs and local files.
Try WAVE 3.0 Accessibility Tool
The World Wide Web Consortium’s Accessibility Validator
The W3C Markup Validation Service checks HTML documents for conformance to W3C HTML and XHTML Recommendations and other HTML standards. This tool allows you to check pages on the Web or HTML documents still on your hard drive.
Try the W3C Markup Validator