I got the Wave accessibility tool (by using that tool wheel). I used it a few years ago in my first company when we had to do some accessibility testing and the tool was good back then, but I’m glad to note that it has gotten even better in the meantime!
It comes as a handy browser extension which generates a report of the accessibility status of a website.
- You can toggle of CSS to see the page as a screen reader would go trough it:
- Overview summary gives you a total sum of errors, alerts, structure, aria-roles on the page, etc.
- If you go into details it will give you specifics on what can be improved on the page to make it more accessible
- You can also analyse the whole HTML structure of the site and check the contrast:
All in all a great tool to use if you need to test for accessibility, or looking to learn more about that kind of testing hands-on!
