Accessibility Laws in 2022

[Jean - Wantage +]

Hello Everyone.

There is an Accessibility Meetup on Monday, March 21, at 8 PM on U.S. Web Accessibility Laws in 2022. It will be presented by Lainey Feingold. Cost is FREE. Signup at: https://www.meetup.com/wordpress-accessibility-meetup-group/events/bkbcqsydcfbcc/

These accessibility meetups have been very informative and worth the time to attend. 

 

Don't forget, our next meeting is March 17. Hope to see you there!

Jean

[Swetal Shah(Vadi)]

Hope this email finds you well. Is there a free tool that you all use to test the accessibility of a page/site?

Thank You.

Swetal Shah

County of Mercer

[Jamie Klenetsky Fay]

Hi Swetal! :)

While ideally you'd still do some manual testing, automated testing can capture a lot of errors. :) We happen to have a Siteimprove subscription, but AXE from Deque is the most highly regarded tool I'm aware of - https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/axe-devtools-web-accessib/lhdoppojpmngadmnindnejefpokejbdd?hl=en-US

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[Editor]

Hi Swetal.

I recommend WAVE. (Web accessibility evaluation tool)  The browser extension is easy and convenient to use. 

https://wave.webaim.org/

I use AXE in addition to WAVE. A few more steps are needed to evaluate a page with AXE.

https://www.deque.com/axe/

I run both tools when checking a page. I run WAVE first in Firefox and fix any errors, then running AXE in Chrome.

One process may pick up an error that the other tool misses. 

Note: Never rely on an overlay, no matter what the selling company may tell you. They often make it more difficult for a person who relies on assistive technology. Overlays are not a solution to incorrect coding. It’s like trying to add the eggs after you bake the cake.

Kindest regards,

Jean

Editor / Website Administrator
edi...@wantagetwp.com

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