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Nicole -> Online Accessibility Checks (10/4/2005 5:18:39)
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I'm using a great site that I think Tailslide posted elsewhere to validate my sites and check a host of accessability issues and other features, the site is here: UITest.com
Once you've typed your URL, 3 sites are listed to check overall accessibility, four to check WCAG 1.0 compliance, and three for s508 compliance, overall I've found that if you only have a couple of pages in a site it's not too time consuming to check all of these, but if you have a large site, it is.
I've noticed that the first link in that site, the one to the ATRC Accessibility check has now changed so you can easily retype a different page in the same web and check it, but the others don't seem to do this.
I also include the A-Promp file checker which is a good resource to check those issues which solely require manual testing, but I'm wondering firstly if others check against ALL of these programs/sites, or whether you just rely on one? If so which one and why?
Also, have any of you invested in buying any of these programs, like the HiSoftware one for instance, do you recommend buying them, what features aren't included in the free online versions etc.
Nicole
Edit: As a subsequent question, both the SIDAR and Site Valet Accessibility checks still fail a site that hasn't used access keys. We've had that debate here (who could ever forget), so why don't these two validators reflect this thinking?
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