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Except as noted below, slides have a white background with black
lettering and a black rectangular bar across the bottom that fades to grey and
then white toward the left and right edges. The lower right hand corner states Section
508 Coordinators Meeting: Gettysburg,
PA November 2003 in white over the gradient bar. Slides have the ITTATC logo in the lower left hand corner. This
consists of a multi-hued brown globe with black continents. “ITTATC.org” is written in black-outlined,
white letters which are a little greater in height than half the diameter of
the globe. There are a number of small thin rings around and emanating from the
globe in a non-uniform configuration.
The length of the text is such that extends beyond the globe and rings
on each side. The text is centered on
the gradient bar previously described, while the globe and rings extend above
and below it.
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Title slides also have a white background. The gradient bar is a little bit larger than on the general
slides, and is located about a quarter of the way from the top of the
slide. The globe logo is situated
similarly with regard to the gradient bar, however the suffix “.org” is not
present. There is no additional text on
the bar.
· Text and titles throughout the presentation use the Verdana typeface in black on the white background.
Web Accessibility Diagnostic and Repair Tools
Section 508 Coordinators Meeting
Gettysburg, PA
November 2003
Title Slide
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Information Technology Technical Assistance and Training Center
Toll free: 866-9ITTATC (948-8282) (V/TTY)
ITTATC promotes the development of accessible electronic and information technology products and services related to Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act and Section 255 of the Telecommunications Act by providing Information, Training and Technical Assistance to Industry, Trainers, State officials and Consumers.
Title Slide Format. NIDRR logo at bottom left of page with caption “National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research #H133A000405”
Web Accessibilty Tools
AccVerify DS2 with AccRepair
· HiSoftware
A-Prompt 1.0.6
· University of Toronto’s Adaptive Technology Resource Centre and the TRACE Center at University of Wisconsin Madison
Bobby ™ 5.0/WebXACT
· WatchFire®
InFocus 4.2.2 and AskAlice
· SSB Technologies
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Web Accessibility Tools (cont.)
LIFT Online
· UsableNet
PageScreamer 5.0
· Crunchy Technologies
UsableNet 508 Plugin 1.2.1 and WCAG Plugin 1.0.1 for DreamWeaver Version 1.2.1
· UseableNet
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Method: Pages Tested
Accessibility Forum “Pathologic pages” (http://www.accessibilityforum.org/docs/feb_mtg_02/af-denver-cdrom_feb02/Worst_Case_Section_508_Rules/index.htm) (Case sensitive link)
Screen capture of above referenced page.
Method: Standards
Section 508 1194.22 Guidelines. (http://www.access-board.gov/508.htm)
W3C WCAG 1.0 (http://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG10/)
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Testing is still in progress
On-going testing
Results reported here are continuously being updated
· New versions
Today is an overview
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At a Glance Comparison Chart
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Table showing feature comparison of tested applications. This table is contained in the attached file Comparison of Web Accessibility Tools At A Glance.xls.
AccVerifyDS2: “Combined” report
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Screenshot of the summary report produced by ACCVerifyDS2. Window is divided into three panels. The left panel shows a hierarchy of files. The middle panel shows a list of graphical icons related to testing success, and the right panel lists a summary of specific types of errors encountered.
AccVerifyDS2: Reporting
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Screenshot of the detail report produced by ACCVerifyDS2. Window is divided into three panels. The left panel shows a hierarchy of files. The middle panel shows a list of graphical icons related to testing success, and the right panel lists instances and details of individual errors encountered.
AccRepairDS2: Table Element
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Screenshot of the Table Utility window in AccRepairDS2, showing a list of check boxes for formatting repairs which can be made automatically.
A-Prompt 1.0.6: Reporting
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Screenshot of the A-Prompt 1.0.6 Rule window. Window includes list of rules and contents required for conformance, a readout of the number of problems encountered, and a notice of the desired level of conformance.
A-Prompt Repair
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Screenshot of the A-Prompt Rule window recommending changes to the alternate text of a specific web image being tested.
Bobby: Accessibility Tab
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Screenshot of the Bobby Accessibility Window showing a summary of errors by priority level in a table at the top of the page, with a chart of specific errors at the bottom of the page.
Ask Alice
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Screenshot of Ask Alice report listing errors and their WCAG priorities with references to specific sections of the applicable standard being violated (in this case specific subsections of Section 508)
InFocus Server: Report
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Screenshot of the Executive Summary Report. At the top of the report are links to specific data views (Executive Summary, Violations Summary, Pages Alphabetical, Pages by Total Violations) At the bottom of the page is a listing of web pages ranked by number of violations.
InFocus Server: Report
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Screenshot of InFocus Server report listing errors and their WCAG priorities with references to specific sections of the applicable standard being violated (in this case specific subsections of Section 508)
Lift Online: Report
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Screenshot of the Lift Online Report showing a list of encountered errors with icons denoting severity, and a text column denoting guideline(s) violated.
Lift for Dreamweaver: Repair
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Screenshot showing two windows. The upper right image is on top and shows a listing of images with their type, page address, and alt tag. The lower left window is a table wizard which allows the user to define header cells, etc.
PageScreamer 5.0
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UsableNet 508 Plugin for Dreamweaver
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Screenshot of webpage opened in Dreamweaver with properties tools opened. Beneath the properties bar is an additional tool which shows errors related back to the properties displayed.
Server vs. Desktop
Advantages
· Provides consistency of standards application on large sites with many developers
· Most provide automated testing at user defined intervals
· Good for pages with dynamic content (checks content after rendered in browser)
· Promotes collaboration/Others can see the reports
· Often has the “project” definition option
Disadvantage
· repair features limited
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Desktop vs. Server
Cost: usually less expensive
Very good for less experienced developers
· more detail provided on what the standards are and how to fix the error
Often has some autofix features
· “Libraries” of images, tables, etc that need titles, ALT tags, LONGDESC, etc
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Looking for the “silver bullet”?
All tools have features that are useful
· personal preference (screen design)
· potentially helpful in applying uniformity to large sites/groups of developers
There will always be the need for “manual checks” and judgment
The accessibility evaluation of the tools themselves is not complete (ex: jsp)
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Questions?
Mimi Kessler
404-894-0953
mimi.kessler@ITTATC.org
Deborah Buck
518-439-1263
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