Web Axe: web accessibility podcast and blog

Podcast and blog on practical web design accessibility tips.

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Testing for Accessibility

Wednesday, October 12, 2005

So, you've done all you can to make your site fully accessible. And now you have to test it! There are many different methods and opinions of what the best way is, as Dennis explains, and auto-checker applications are only a small piece of the pie.

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Great tools for testing web accessibility:

• Cythia Says
• A-Prompt
• Watchfire WebXACT
• Firefox Web Developer Toolbar
• Accessibility Toolbar (IE 5+)
• Testing with Screenreaders from WebAim
• WAVE from WebAim
• ATRC Web Accessibility Checker
• Opera 8

UDPATE AUG 2009!

• IE Accessibility Toolbar
  
• Firefox Developer Toolbar
  

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Web Axe was nominated for "Podcast of the Year" in .net magazine's 2008 and 2009 Best of the Web awards.

To learn more about Dennis Lembree, the founder and main host of Web Axe, visit his web site at www.DennisLembree.com.