Self-Assessment For The Accessibility Of Web Sites

This page provides access to a number of Web-based self-assessment checks in order check the accessibility of Web sites.

Self Assessment Of The Accessibility Of Web Sites

Access to the self assessment checks is available below. These can be used to carry out partial checks of Web pages.

Compliance With WAI WCAG Guidelines - Using Bobby

You can use the Bobby service for (partial) checking the compliance of a Web page with W3C WAI's Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG). You can do this either by going to the Bobby Web site or by entering a URL in the following box:

Compliance With WAI WCAG Guidelines - Using The WAVE

You can use the Bobby service for (partial) checking the compliance of a Web page with W3C WAI's Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG). You can do this either by going to The WAVE Web site or by entering a URL in the following box:

Spell Checking

You can use the Alpha Squared Solutions software for (partial) spell checking of a Web page. You can do this either by going to Alpha Squared Solutions Web site or by entering a URL in the following box:

 

 

Comments

Accessibility

Web resources should comply with appropriate Web accessibility guidelines. Note that the automated accessibility checking tool used here provides only limited checking for accessibility. In order to ensure that your Web resources are accessible you will need to carry out manual checking of your pages.
For further information see the briefing document on "Use of Automated Tools For Testing Web Site Accessibility."

Spelling

Text on Web pages should be spelt correctly. Not only do incorrect words reflect adversely on your organisation, but misspelt words may also failed to be pronounced correctly by speaking browsers.

 

QA Procedures

If you spot any errors using the self assessment tools described above you should seek not only to fix the errors but also to implement appropriate quality assurance procedures to ensure that you have appropriate procedures for systematically checking for errors and minimising errors.