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Re: Free online version of Bobby discontinued?

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From: Laura Carlson
Date: May 17, 2005 2:27PM

Michael Moore wrote:

> As far as I know this is the new free service offered by Watchfire. It
> will still do one page at a time but I could not determine if you can
> configure it to run something other than WCAG 1.0 checks.

The "Show Advanced Accessibility Options" and "Terms of Use" links are
under the URL form input box. If you follow the "Show Advanced
Accessibility Options" it has options for WCAG A, AA, AAA, and 508
checks.

> Personally I like the old Bobby service better.
> You may want to try Cynthia Says as a free testing
> tool or the WAVE tool by WebAIM.

I liked the old Bobby better also. Wonder if it is retired for good?
Cynthia Says and the WAVE tool are both good tools.

Laura
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Laura L. Carlson
Information Technology Systems and Services
University of Minnesota Duluth
Duluth, MN, U.S.A. 55812-3009
http://www.d.umn.edu/goto/webdesign/