Utilizing Web Accessibility Evaluation Tools
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There are many different web accessibility tools that you can use for testing the usability of a website. Here are the different ones you can test: — Internet Explorer Web inspector. This is a very effective tool to test the cross browser compatibility of websites. This feature can help you detect any differences in the behavior of the web page across different versions of the browser. Besides, this also helps you in finding missing features and functions on the web page.

o IE Contrast. Similar to Web Inspector, an IE web browser also has a Contrast toolbar. For this, just install the Microsoft web accessibility evaluation tools for IE. The Microsoft web accessibility evaluation tools for IE will also enable you to test pages that use JavaScript. If there are differences between these two web browser tools, then your website must be compatible with all of them.

o W3C. For people with vision disabilities, it is a must that you make your web site accessible. To do this, you can use WAAP (Web Accessibility for the disabled), a web accessibility evaluation tool developed by the World Wide Web Consortium. Although this tool was previously known as “the one-size-fits-all” universal web browser, it is now a much-anticipated and powerful tool, which is ideal for testing your website.

o WAAP. As mentioned earlier, Waap is a portable, browser-based software program. This means that it can evaluate your website’s cross-browser compatibility. In addition to that, it comes with a number of other features such as: screen-reader detection, text-to-speak capability, spell-checker, tables for content positioning, and forms layout; just to mention only some of its many benefits.

o W3C. Another way to get a feel of using the web accessibility evaluation tool is by using the w3cag 2.0 tool. The w3cag is an HTML editor that comes with over 80+ icons. These icons provide you with handy tools to help you maintain the readability and functionality of your website. You can even customize your icons depending on your preference.

o Arial. This kind of font is widely used worldwide. If you are using Arial font, you will notice that you can read web contents without eye strain. Because of this reason, aria font is considered one of the most important font types for people who have eye problems. To make your web contents more readable, you can use Arial, which is available in 90+ different styles.

o Microsoft Internet Explorer. Even though this tool does not really consider yourself as a screen reader, it is useful when you want to look at various links and web contents from your computer screen. With the proper keyboard combination, you can even select words that appear normally on your screen and highlight them so you can read them. For example, if you are using Microsoft Word to write an essay, you can set your cursor on the word “ibliography” and then tap on the” highlighted text” option, so you can easily see all the information on that particular word. Web Accessibility Evaluation Tool

o Color Contrast. Aside from the above-mentioned tools, there is also a great color contrast tool available in Accessibility Evaluation Tool. This tool analyzes your web contents based on the color contrast. There are basically four levels in this feature, namely: normal, best, ideal and worst. So as long as you are using a site or page that has a lot of contrast, you should be able to enhance the usability or the readability of your site.

o Colour Frequency. As long as you are using a web page or a site that has text, you can change the colour scheme, so you can get the most out of the site. However, if you are using Accessibility Tools for web page layout, you have to remember that each color has its own distinct frequency in the palette. For example, cyan has a shorter duration and greater contrast ratio than red. In addition, this frequency may vary according to the type of color used, like for example, when a site is made of text or pictures.

o W3Cag 2.0. Another helpful feature of the Web Accessibility Evaluation Tool is the W3Cag 2.0, which is designed to compare two different web pages using just one criterion. If the site contains only text, then it will display the text contrast and the text dimension simultaneously. You can use either the text comparison tool or the two dimension comparison tool from Access, which works differently.

The following graphic shows some of the main features of the Web Accessibility Evaluation Tool that you should check on every time you find an accessible site. You will need to use a small soft, white mouse, or a dark gray pen to turn on the W3Cag testing tool, and you should enter a site address or domain name. The left part of the screen will show you a visual comparison of your current configuration and the one provided by the website. The right side will provide a summary of the results, so that you will know how to proceed. A red dotted line indicates that a site is inaccessible, while a green rectangle indicates that the particular page is well-designed and offers a good user experience. The next time you need to evaluate accessibility of a site, you should use the W3Cag testing tools, as they are quite effective in finding out whether or not a web page is usable.