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Texas A&M Web Accessibility Showcase Accessibility Testing: Tools & Resources

Texas A&M Web Accessibility Showcase Accessibility Testing: Tools & Resources. Erick Beck Division of Marketing & Communications Texas A&M University ebeck@tamu.edu. On-Campus Resources. Web Accessibility Team That's us!

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Texas A&M Web Accessibility Showcase Accessibility Testing: Tools & Resources

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  1. Texas A&M Web Accessibility ShowcaseAccessibility Testing: Tools & Resources Erick Beck Division of Marketing & Communications Texas A&M University ebeck@tamu.edu

  2. On-Campus Resources Web Accessibility Team • That's us! • Grassroots organization of web developers, designers, and programmers with an interest in web accessibility • Open to anyone who wants to join and work toward improving the accessibility of the campus web presence

  3. On-Campus Resources Web Accessibility Website • http://webaccess.tamu.edu/ • Hub for the Texas A&M Web community to collaborate with and educate each other on issues regarding accessibility and usability. • Policy & Law • Education & Training • Tools & Resources

  4. On-Campus Resources Web Accessibility Listserv • webaccess@listserv.tamu.edu • Posting open to anyone, but must subscribe to receive the replies • Low traffic mailing list for discussion of web related topics and announcements from the Web Accessibility Team

  5. On-Campus Resources Web Accessibility Coordinator • itim@tamu.edu • Position mandated by TAC 206 • Primarily involved with the enforcement/assessment side of web accessibility rather than educational aspects • Contact them to report inaccessible sites • Contact them to request exemption from 508 requirements

  6. Online Resources Checklists • We’re not lawyers, nor do we play one on TV • Easy to follow lists help us understand Section 508 requirements • WebAIM • http://www.webaim.org/standards/508/checklist/ • Humbolt University - “Translated to English” • http://www.humboldt.edu/~wag/education/explained.html • List of useful checklists • http://webaccess.tamu.edu/education/checklists.html

  7. Online Resources Validators • Clean code is your friend! • Valid XHTML will solve 90% of your accessibility issues • XHTML will not even validate without proper ALT usage • “But Dreamweaver says it’s OK” – No, use the validator • W3C HTML Validator • http://validator.w3.org/ • http://validator.tamu.edu/

  8. Online Resources Browser Tools • The web standards movement has in many ways succeeded to the point that it is looking to expand its scope, and one of the areas in accessibility • Access Firefox hub for Firefox accessibility tools • Compiled by a blind user • http://www.accessfirefox.org/ • Opera • http://www.opera.com/products/desktop/access/ • http://www.webaim.org/resources/opera/ • Web Accessibility Toolbar for IE • http://www.visionaustralia.org.au/info.aspx?page=614

  9. Online Resources Tutorials • Section 508 Accessibility • http://webaccess.tamu.edu/education/tutorials/508.html • Color Blindness • http://webaccess.tamu.edu/education/tutorials/colorBlindness.html • HTML/CSS • http://webaccess.tamu.edu/education/tutorials/html.html • Javascript & Application Development • http://webaccess.tamu.edu/education/tutorials/javascript.html • Microsoft Office Suite Files • http://webaccess.tamu.edu/education/tutorials/msOffice.html

  10. Online Resources Tutorials, Cont. • PDF Documents • http://webaccess.tamu.edu/education/tutorials/pdf.html • Video – Flash/Quicktime/WMV • http://webaccess.tamu.edu/education/tutorials/video.html • Third-Party Educational Resources • http://webaccess.tamu.edu/education/sites.html • WebAIM • http://www.webaim.org/articles/

  11. Online Resources Screen Readers/Magnifiers • JAWS • Demo of an expert user - http://vimeo.com/1157346 • Window Eyes • Tips for building magnifier-friendly web pages • http://www.webcredible.co.uk/user-friendly-resources/web-accessibility/screen-magnifiers.shtml

  12. Online Resources Video Captioning • Captioning resources • http://webaccess.tamu.edu/resources/video.html

  13. Online Resources Accessibility Checking Software • Each of these will test one page at a time • Accessibility Valet • http://valet.webthing.com/access/url.html • Cynthia Says • http://www.cynthiasays.com/ • WAVE • http://wave.webaim.org/ • Firefox plugin also available

  14. Local Resources Accessibility Checking Software • ITIM group in CIS has been evaluating software packages to bring to the university • Would allow site-wide scans • IBM Rational Policy Tester • http://www-01.ibm.com/software/awdtools/tester/policy/accessibility/ • Successor to Bobby and Watchfire WebXM • Status of project???

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