A11y Tools

WAVE

Details and Demo

• Get WAVE for Chrome
• Get WAVE for Firefox
• Visit WAVE Online

Pros

• Really simple to use
• Easy to share a page report with others
• Goes beyond WCAG
  • Small Text
  • Justified Text
  • Underlined Text
  • and more!
• Good help documentation
• More than just finding issues
  • Page Outline
  • Disable Styles

Cons

• Some issues require a manual check (potential for false positives)
• Inline errors can be difficult to work with
  • Seems designed primarily for sighted users
  • Visually noisy by default; but can be customized
  • Sometimes hard to find issues on hidden page elements