How can I check if my site is accessible?

Its very easy to check to see if your site complies with the w3c's accessibility recommendations. You can use a variety of automated accessibility tools to scan and analyse any web page for accessibility issues.

You should be aware that automated accessibility tools are only able to automatically check some of the checkpoints. Other checkpoints will need to be verified through other means, normally manual checks. Nonetheless, it is a useful starting point. If your site fails an automatic check, you can infer that it does not meet the WCAG guidelines. The EU and the Irish government both recommend that all web sites in their jurisdiction meet the AA conformance levels.

Accessibilty Tools (A-Z)

• APrompt - examines web pages for barriers to accessibility, performs automatic repairs when possible, and assists the author in manual repairs when necessary [download needed]
• AccessColor - tests color contrast and color brightness [use online]
• Accessibility Check - evaluates your page against subset of the WAI guidelines [use online]
• Accessibility Color Wheel - tests color contrast [download & online options]
• ADesigner - a disability simulator focusing on visual impairments [download needed]
• CC for Flash - helps in the creation of captioned Flash video and MP3 audio files [download needed]
• Colorblind Web Page Filter - examines web pages for colour blind accessibility [use online]
• ColorDoctor - simulates the display content according to grayscale and color characteristics [download needed]
• Colour Blindness Simulator - simulates the display content examines web pages for colour blind accessibility [use online]
• Colour Check - tests color contrast [use online]
• Colour Contrast Analyser - tests color contrast [use online]
• Colour Contrast Analyser Firefox Extension - lists colour combinations used in the document in a table that summarises the foreground colour, background colour, luminosity contrast ratio, and the colour difference and brightness difference [download needed]
• Complex Table Mark-up Firefox Extension Toolbar - add-on to FireFox which can be used to rReveal 'headers' and 'id' complex data table mark-up, create such mark-up either manually or automatically, create a linear version of the data table content [download needed]
• CSS Analyser - check the validity of your CSS [use online]
• EvalAccess - automatically evaluate the accessibility of web pages [use online]
• EveryEye - see what older and colour blind people see [download needed]
• Fangs - the screen reader emulator [download needed]
• Flicker Check - checks whether fdgfdg not in the critical range