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From: Dylan Barrell
Date: Sep 27, 2015 12:41PM

aXe is a small JavaScript library that runs everywhere and also has
extensions for Firefox and Chrome

https://github.com/dequelabs/axe-core/blob/master/README.md
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/axe-devtools/
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/axe/lhdoppojpmngadmnindnejefpokejbdd

--Dylan

On Sep 27, 2015, at 7:08 AM, Léonie Watson < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:

>> From: WebAIM-Forum On Behalf Of Sean Murphy
>> Sent: 26 September 2015 21:11
>> I am on the hunt for tools and tips for someone who is blind in performing
>> accessibility review compliance on web pages. The tools I am already aware
>> of are:
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>> - Firebug
>> - Accessibility viewer
>> - Tenon
>> - Web Accessibility toolbar
>> Soate
>> tools
>>
>> The tools above seem to be only for Windows. Is there any other tools
>> available for the Mac??
>
> Tenon is platform agnostic. You can use it via the web interface [1], or by hooking into the Tenon API [2].
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> Firebug can be plugged into Firefox on Windows, OSX and Linux [3]. I haven't used it on OSX though, so can't vouch for whether it's usable with VO or not.
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> Accessibility Inspector is similar to aViewer, but it runs on OSX/iOS. It comes with Xcode which is a free download from the app store [4].
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> Léonie.
> [1] http://tenon.io/
> [2] http://www.tenon.io/documentation/overview.php
> [3] http://getfirebug.com/downloads
> [4] https://developer.apple.com/library/mac/documentation/Accessibility/Conceptual/AccessibilityMacOSX/OSXAXTestingApps.html
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> Senior accessibility engineer @PacielloGroup @LeonieWatson
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