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From: Preast, Vanessa
Date: Aug 5, 2016 8:03AM

I've used the following for different reasons. Sometimes I have to check a site that doesn't play well with Chrome or Firefox or IE, so I switch to a different checker depending on needs. Sometimes I'm recommending checkers for others who have certain preferences or system set-ups.

WAVE is my usual go-to tool, with AInspector as second for page-by-page checking. Sometimes WAVE chokes up on our LMS, so I might then see what results the other tools can tell me. I've got a copy of SortSite Desktop by PowerMapper, and will use that for a quick multi-page scan for accessibility and usability issues.

Chrome plugins:
WAVE chrome plugin (https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/wave-evaluation-tool/jbbplnpkjmmeebjpijfedlgcdilocofh?hl=en)
aXe chrome plugin (https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/axe/lhdoppojpmngadmnindnejefpokejbdd?hl=en)
Web Developer chrome plugin to assist manual check (https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/web-developer/bfbameneiokkgbdmiekhjnmfkcnldhhm?hl=en)
Accessibility Developer Tools chrome plugin (https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/accessibility-developer-t/fpkknkljclfencbdbgkenhalefipecmb?hl=en)

Firefox Add-ons:
AInspector Sidebar (https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/ainspector-sidebar/)
aXe DevTools (https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/axe-devtools/?src=api)
Fangs Screen Reader Emulator (https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/fangs-screen-reader-emulator/) - writes out what a screen reader would read


Colour Contrast Analyser (CCA) | The Paciello Group (https://www.paciellogroup.com/resources/contrastanalyser/) nice desktop tool to check color contrast on anything on the desktop including contents in a browser, PowerPoints, etc...

SBF Color Contrast Checker / Analyzer includes both HEX and RGB (http://www.sbwfc.co.kr/ColorChecker/)

Screenreader - NVDA (http://www.nvaccess.org/)

Readability: http://www.hemingwayapp.com/ and MSWord readability scores