Ensuring Accessibility with Tools

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A comparison of a few tools to reveal their capability in accessibility testing.

IssueAInspectoraXeGoogleHTML CodeSnifferSiteimproveTenonWAVE
1. No HeadingsYesNoNoPartialYesNoYes
2. No alt textYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
3. Bad alt text (decorative)NoNoNoSort ofNoNoYes
4. Insufficient color contrastYesYesYesYesYesNoYes
5. Inaccessible dropdown menuNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
6. Insufficient visible focusSort ofNoNoNoNoNoNo
7. Redundant, uninformative link textYesNoYesYesYesYesYes
8. Color used to communicate informationSort ofNoNoNoYesNoNo
9. Language not specifiedYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
10. Missing accessible form markupYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
11. Inaccessible CAPTCHANoNoNoNoNoNoNo
12. Inaccessible form validationSort ofNoNoNoNoNoNo
13. Missing ARIA LandmarksYesNoNoNoNoNoNo
14. Inaccessible modal dialogSort ofNoNoNoNoNoNo
15. Inaccessible carouselSort ofNoNoNoNoNoNo
16. Missing accessible table markupSort ofYesNoSort ofNoYesSort of
17. Missing abbreviation tagsNoNoNoNoNoNoNo



A comparison of a few tools to reveal their capability in accessibility testing.

IssueAInspectoraXeGoogleHTML CodeSnifferSiteimproveTenonWAVE
1. No HeadingsYesNoNoPartialYesNoYes
2. No alt textYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
3. Bad alt text (decorative)NoNoNoSort ofNoNoYes
4. Insufficient color contrastYesYesYesYesYesNoYes
5. Inaccessible dropdown menuNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
6. Insufficient visible focusSort ofNoNoNoNoNoNo
7. Redundant, uninformative link textYesNoYesYesYesYesYes
8. Color used to communicate informationSort ofNoNoNoYesNoNo
9. Language not specifiedYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
10. Missing accessible form markupYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
11. Inaccessible CAPTCHANoNoNoNoNoNoNo
12. Inaccessible form validationSort ofNoNoNoNoNoNo
13. Missing ARIA LandmarksYesNoNoNoNoNoNo
14. Inaccessible modal dialogSort ofNoNoNoNoNoNo
15. Inaccessible carouselSort ofNoNoNoNoNoNo
16. Missing accessible table markupSort ofYesNoSort ofNoYesSort of
17. Missing abbreviation tagsNoNoNoNoNoNoNo



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    Is 100% accessibility a required criteria for government sites?

    over 8 years ago

    While 100% accessibility is probably a stretch when using automated tools, it is possible to make the site completely accessible to screen reader users. This should be the aim of developers working on government/citizen related projects. Inclusion is a key criteria for government organisations as ignoring that would mean leaving a part of the community out of consultations.

  • Share How do you ensure color contrast accessibility criteria? on Facebook Share How do you ensure color contrast accessibility criteria? on Twitter Share How do you ensure color contrast accessibility criteria? on Linkedin Email How do you ensure color contrast accessibility criteria? link

    How do you ensure color contrast accessibility criteria?

    Frank asked over 8 years ago

    We should ensure that if color pickers are used, we can automate the contrast ratios using open source tools such as this one.

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