This Section: Policy | Assistive Technology Labs
This Section: In-DepthAccessibility | Section 508 | Tool Demos | University Tutorials | Software Vendor Tutorials
In-depth accessibility tutorials aimed for Web masters
Sites which provide demos of screen readers, text zoomers and other accessibility hardware and software.
Aimed for instructors and Web masters.
This Section: Section 508 Guidelines | W.C.A.G Guidelines | Outside the U.S.
Note also that the first section of the guidelines applies mainly to the development of custom software applications for the federal government, not necessarily to Web sites.
Comprehensive recommendations developed by the W3C (World Wide Web Consortium). They are divided into three priority levels ranked from most crucial (Level 1) to least crucial (Level 3).
This Section: Browser Plug Ins | Online Verification Services | Accessibility Reporting Software
Verifications should be used as only one of several accessibility tests. See the Suggested Testing Protocol for suggested guidelines on screen reader tests, color tests and zooming tests.
See Also: Lynx Browsers | Color Blindness Simulators
These plug ins and tools allow you to easily view sites without images or stylesheets.
Note: The Web service Bobby has been changed to WebXact.
These are downloads available to evaluate Websites for accessibility.
This Section: Lists of JAWS Commands | Screen
Reader Vendors | Lynx Downloads | Advocacy Groups
JAWS is one of the most commonly used screen reader programs. It not only reads Web sites, but reads all text within the Windows system (application menus, document text, help screens, and so forth).
See Also: Tools Demos
Lynx is an open source application much as in the Linux model. There are lots of sources for downloading Lynx, but some "installs" require more effor to set up than others.
Delorie Lynx Emulator
A Web service which simulates Lynx
Windows NT/2000/XP - csant.info/lynx.htm
This is one of the easier versions to install.
Macintosh OSX - Apple Downloads or GNU O.S.X Archives
Once installed, you must go to Applications > > Utilities > > Terminal, then type "/usr/bin/local/lynx" (note all the slashes) to open Lynx.
Other Lynx Installs:
List from Kenneth K. Wok
Lynx Open Source Project
This Section: Zooming Simulations | Design Tips
This Section: Color Blindness Simulators | About Color Blindness
This Section: Captioning Software | Captioning How-tos
This Section: P.D.F Files | Microsoft Office | Flash Files
This Section: Pop-Up Windows
These Websites provide advanced tips for implementing Javascript pop-up windows in an accessible fashion. Testing on multiple platforms is recommended.
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