Web Accessibility Tools
The term “accessibility” refers to the capacity of any software system to be used by anyone without or with physical disabilities or limitations. Web accessibility evaluation tools are software applications or online services that assist you in determining whether or not web content complies with accessibility standards.
This story has a selection of evaluation tools that you may sort through to find the ones that best suit your needs. Below are some handy tools for making your application accessible.
- WAVE
- A11y Color Contrast Accessibility Validator
- YouTube
- NVDA
1. WAVE
WAVE is a web accessibility testing tool that assists developers in making their web content more accessible to people with impairments. WAVE not only detects various accessibility and Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) problems, but it also aids human content review. The objective of the WAVW tool is to focus on issues that we know affect end users, to make human review easier, and to educate others about online accessibility.
No data is transferred to WAVE servers because the evaluation takes place entirely within the browser. This enables 100 percent confidential and secure accessibility reporting.
WAVE web accessibility toolbar can be downloaded from http://wave.webaim.org/toolbar/ with Chrome, Firefox, or Edge browsers. WAVE toolbar is a browser extension, make sure you open the downloading URL in Chrome, Firefox, or Edge.
2. A11y Color Contrast Accessibility Validator
According to the WCAG 2.1 Guidelines, this website provides free colour contrast analysis tools that will indicate the colour contrast issues of a web page or a selected color-pair. Color contrast relates to how bright or dark colours look on screens in relation to each other, especially in terms of relative gray-scale luminosity as perceived by the human eye.
When it comes to website accessibility, colorblind and other visually impaired visitors are concerned about the contrast between the text and the text backdrop.
3. YouTube
Subtitles and captions help you to reach a wider audience, including deaf or hard-of-hearing viewers as well as viewers who speak a different language.
Follow the steps below to create video subtitles and captions.
- To use YouTube Studio, you must first log in.
- Select Subtitles from the left menu.
- Select the video you want to edit by clicking on it.
- Select your language by clicking ADD LANGUAGE.
- Click ADD under subtitles.
4. NVDA
NVDA is a screen reader for Windows that is free and open source. It’s a well-developed screen reader that’s been in the works since 2006. NVDA’s roadmap and future are set by the non-profit NV Access, which releases new features and versions every few months.
NVDA is a programme that allows blind and vision-impaired people to communicate with the Windows operating system and a variety of third-party apps.
The following are some of the highlights:
- Over 50 languages are supported via the built-in speech synthesiser, as well as many other third-party voices.
- Web browsers like Mozilla Firefox and Google Chrome, email clients, internet chat software, music players, and office programmes like Microsoft Word and Excel are all supported.
- Textual formatting, such as font name and size, style, and spelling problems, should be reported when available.
- Many refreshable braille displays are supported, as well as Braille input via braille displays with a braille keyboard.
- Without the requirement for installation, it can run entirely from a USB flash drive or other portable media.
- Text under the mouse is automatically announced, and the mouse position can be indicated audibly if desired.
- Talking installer that is simple to use.
- More than 50 languages have been translated.
- Modern Windows operating systems are supported, including 32-bit and 64-bit versions.
- Runs on Windows logon screens and other secure screens
