Accessibility Tools

Reminder: Web Accessibility Compliance Law in effect

is a free, browser based tool which will evaluate a page for accessibility compliance.
tool is browser plugin that will run automatic accessibility evaluations of individual pages.
is a browser plugin that will run automatic accessibility checks of individual pages.
is a free, browser based tool which evaluates a page for accessibility compliance.
is a plugin that will bring up a side panel showing all of the headings present on a page, this tool makes it easy to identify heading order and structure.
is a Chrome plugin that runs a check on the tab order and provides a visual indication of the tab flow. Manual testing is still important, but this tool is a great way to get a quick overview of the tab order of a page.

These are some of the most popular and easy to use resources, however W3C offers for accessibility evaluation.

is a free downloadable screen reader for Windows Operating Systems.
is a built in screen reader available on all apple devices. It can be enabled by pressing the Command + F5 keys on a Mac.
devices have several built in accessibility tools including VoiceOver for screen reading.
is the built in screen reader for Android devices.
is Google's screen reader that ships with Chrome OS. It is also available as an extension for the Chrome web browser.

Siteimprove about additional screen reader information, usage and a demo.

has an in-browser contrast checker.
offers another browser based content analyzer, including the option to test an entire page.
TPGi - we have a dedicated page with a download and instructions for using this tool.
is a browser based tool that can help you come up with an accessible palette of colors based on the colors you want to use.
is another browser based tool that can assist in building an accessible color palette.

SensusAccess is a tool provided by the University that will automatically convert documents of all types into more accessible formats.

or Web Content Accessibility Guidelines cover a wide range of recommendations for making web content accessible. These guidelines are the go to standard for web based accessibility.
(Web Accessibility In Mind) is a site dedicated to web accessibility and has an abundance of articles, resources and guides to help make web content accessible.
is another excellent site dedicated to website accessibility and features many articles, tools, guides and resources all dedicated to accessibility.
dedicated to accessibility topics.

Additional accessibility information, guidelines, tools & resources can be found at our dedicated OIT web page.