How to I Check My Site?   

            There are a number of sites out there that will help you determine how accessible a website is.  Check out a few of these:

• Bobby - http://www.cast.org/bobby.  This web based assessment tool reviews a site and evaluates it's accessibility.  There is a for purchase version and also a free trial version.

 

• WAVE - This site was developed at Temple University through the Institute on Disabilities.  This site will also evaluate a site's accessibility.

 

• Color Blind Webpage Filter - http://colorfilter.wickline.org/.  This site allows you to view a site from the point of view of a color blind person.  It will ask you for your URL and then you will choose a type of color blindness.  This site is still a "work in progress."

 

• Vischeck - http://vischeck.com/index.php3.  This site also allows you to view your site through the eyes of the colorblind.

 

• AnyBrowser.com - http://www.anybrowser.com.  This site provides a means of validating your page for accessibility.

 

• A-Prompt Repair Tool - http://aprompt.snow.utoronto.ca.  Examine your web site and get recommendations for changes.

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