Web Accessibility Evaluation Tools
There are many evaluation tools that can help you evaluate your site for accessibility. Hopefully this list can help you figure out which one is right for you or your organization.
Free Programs
A-Prompt
A free Windows program that tests a Website on your computer and helps with fixes.
AskAlice from SSB Technologies
AskAlice is a free online resource that evaluates your Website for Section 508 accessibility
and sends you a report.
Bobby Online
A free tool that tests your completed online site for section 508 or WAI guidelines.
You are limited to checking 1 page per minute.
If you have Dreamweaver, Dreamweaver Accessibility Extension for Dreamweaver 4/MX
A free Dreamweaver extension that allows the user to perform accessibility checks using
Section 508 or WAI guidelines.
Page Valet by Webthing Ltd.
The Page Valet visual validator does accessibility testing for section 508 or WAI guidelines in
addition to HTML or XHTML validation.
TAW
A free tool in Spanish that does accessibility checking for the WAI guidelines.
Wave
A free tool that helps you check for table linearization and use of alt tags. An upcoming version
will let you do section 508 accessbility tests.
Commercial Programs
Accessibility Valet by Webthing Ltd.
Accessibility Valet is a core Site Valet tool, designed to help ensure accessibility by analysing markup for conformance to Web accessibility guidelines: specifically the WCAG and Section 508.
AccessEnable
AccessEnable is an online Website evaluation and correction product line that is able
to make site-wide automatic fixes as well as interactive fixes to satisfy
Federal and other Web accessibility standards.
AccVerify and AccRepair by HiSoftware
AccVerify is a tool that evaluates a site for accessibility using the Section 508 or WAI
guidelines. AccRepair includes the functionality of AccVerify and helps in the repair
of documents so they meet accessibility standards.
Bobby Client
The commercial version of Bobby that runs on your computer. It checks for section 508 or WAI guidelines.
It can check sites through the internet or else on your computer.
Dreamweaver MX
Dreamweaver MX comes with a built-in site accessibility report that you can run on your site. It can
check your site again the Section 508 or WAI guidelines.
Lift Online from UsableNet
Lift Online is a tool that allows users to easily monitor and maintain usable and accessible Websites.
Lift for Dreamweaver or Frontpage
Lift for Dreamweaver is a program that allow users to check their Web site on
their computer for section 508 or WAI guidelines and
helps with fixes.
Lift Onsite for Macintosh
Lift for Dreamweaver is a Macintosh program that allow users to check their Web
site on their computer for section 508 or WAI guidelines and
helps with fixes.
PageScreamer by Crunchy Technologies A tool that evaluates a site for accessibility using the Section 508 or WAI guidelines.
RAMP by Deque Systems
RAMP is a tool that evaluates a site for accessibility using the Section 508 or WAI
guidelines. It then helps you repair the Website.
InFocus allows developers to check Web pages for accessibility violations and automates the repair process.
Free Browsers
Opera is a Web browser that allow users to easily perform manual checks for accessibility that some commercial software do not perform. Learn to use Opera to perform manual accessibility checks at ourl tutorial for performing manual checks in Opera