Below are some of the tools we use when evaluation websites.

Evaluation tools and resources

• World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) Markup Validation Service
• W3C CSS Validation Service
• Web Developer toolbar for Chrome and Firefox
• Web Accessibility Toolbar for Internet Explorer
• Document accessibility toolbar
• Cynthia Says™ web content accessibility validation solution

Firefox add-ons:

• Juicy Studio Accessibility Toolbar
• Lynx Viewer
• Vischeck simulates colorblind vision
• AccessColor tests the color contrast and color brightness between the foreground and background
• Juicy Studio CSS Analyser:
• Fangs Firefox Add-on screen reader emulator
• Foreground/Background Color Contrast Analyzer
• RAVEN: An automated validation of Java-based GUI accessibility with the IBM Rule-based Accessibility Validation Environment
• Google’s ChromeVox screen reader for Chrome OS: for visually impaired users:

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