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Tools and Plugins
We’ve put together a list of tools to help you evaluate and update your web site for WCAG 2.0 AA Compliance.
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Web Browser Add-ons, Extensions and DevTools
The items listed below are recommendations only and not required. They have been tested within UD or recommended by other universities and organizations for reliability and efficiency. The University of Delaware does not offer support for 3rd party applications.
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Google Chrome
Chrome extensions should work in any Chromium/Blink based browser ( Vivaldi, Chrome Canary, Opera Chrome Extension)
- WAVE Evaluation Tool
- Deque aXe Accessibility
- WCAG Accessibility Audit Developer UI
- Siteimprove Accessibility Checker
- Grackle Accessibility Checker for G Suite
- Color Contrast Analyzer
- WCAG Luminosity Contrast Ratio Analyzer
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Mozilla Firefox
NOTE: Be aware when upgrading Firefox that as of version 57, add-ons are required to be built around the WebExtensions API. This means any legacy plugins developed using XUL/XPCOM API (prior to Firefox version 57) will not work.
- WAVE Evaluation Tool
- Deque aXe Accessibility
- AInspector WCAG (works with The Functional Accessibility Evaluator (FAE) at University of Illinois)
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Safari MacOS
Paul J. Adam, an industry leader in Web and Mobile Accessibility, created an accessibility extension for Safari.
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Microsoft Edge
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Online Tools
These tools are browser based and only available online. Nothing to install.
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Accessibility Bookmarklets
A bookmarklet is a link that contains Javascript. Below they are styled as buttons. To install a bookmarklet, the most common way is to drag and drop a bookmarklet link into your browser’s bookmarks or favorites bar.
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Accessibility for Mobile
This section contains resources for mobile devices and accessibility.
- Android Developers: Designing for Accessibility
- BlackBerry Accessibility
- Accessibility Programming Guide for iPhone OS
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Accessibility for Applications
This section contains resources for Canvas, Microsoft Office and Adobe Acrobat/PDF files and accessibility.
- Canvas Accessibility
- PDF files
- Accessible PDF from Windows Microsoft Office
- Microsoft Word Tips
- PowerPoint Accessibility
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MacOS and Windows Accessibility
These steps show you how to access Windows and MacOS related accessibility preferences.
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Mac OS
Windows
- Turn high contrast mode on or off in WindowsApplies to Windows 10
- Turn on high contrast themes in Windows 10 / 8.1
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