Accessibility Evaluation Tools

Accessibility Evaluation Tools

For information on other available tools for evaluating the accessibility of web content, W3C provides a Web Accessibility Evaluation Tools List. This list has filters which allow users to find a tool that meets their needs. To determine what kind of tool you need and how they are able to assist you, see Selecting Web Accessibility Evaluation Tools.

Microsoft Office

• Accessibility checker - Microsoft provides step-by-step instructions on how to make your Office documents accessible to people with disabilities.

Color Contrast Checkers

• WebAIM Color Contrast Checker - This handy online tool includes a feature to “lighten” or “darken” existing colors until you find a combination that meets WCAG.

• Acart Communications' Contrast Checker - This tool tests color contrast compliance with the WCAG. It also allows you to view it in grayscale to see how the colors appear to a colorblind user.

• Color Contrast Analyzer - Chrome Extension 

LMS Scanners

• Universal Design Online Content Inspection Tool (UDOIT) - This LTI for the Canvas by Instructure LMS scans and evaluates online course content for accessibility issues, allowing instructors to find and address potential problems.

  • Note: You can download the source code (for free) at UDOIT’s GitHub page.

• Anthology’s Ally - Automatically checks course materials and generates various accessible formats, offers guidance for improving accessibility of the original materials, and provides data analytics on content accessibility at the course and institutional levels.

Browser Toolbars, Add-ons, and Extensions

• WAVE Toolbar - Chrome Extension 

• Grackle Docs - Google Docs Add-on

• NVDA Screen Reader - Windows