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In the USA Preferred Skills:
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Certified Professional in Accessibility Core Competencies ( CPACC )
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Web Accessibility Specialist ( WAS )
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Certified Professional in Web Accessibility ( CPWA )
Braille rendering terminal Braille rendering terminal
W3C Web Accessibility Evaluation Tools List (up to 2022)
TOOLS:
NVDA Donation #xx expected for software. And Manuals are sold for one time price below $250 USD. NVDA (NonVisual Desktop Access), on the other hand, is a free and open-source screen reader developed by NV Access. It is comparable to paid software such as JAWS and offers essential features like strong braille display and OCR support. NVDA is becoming increasingly popular among individual users and small organizations.
Pa11y A command-line interface which loads web pages and highlights any accessibility issues it finds. Useful for when you want to run a one-off test against a web page.
AccessiBe: WCAG Criteria – A, AA, No ISO 27001 Security. This is an AI-powered web accessibility software that comes with source code remediation tools. It is considered one of the best web accessibility testing tools and is priced at $490 per year.
Siteimprove: This tool is best for Office of Civil Rights (OCR) compliance and is priced at $1,200 per year. Free one-time , first time, site audit.
Equally AI: This is an automated web accessibility testing solution with real-time monitoring. It is priced at $99 per month.
Equal Web: Auto AI: WCAG 2.2 AA, ADA, Section 508 compliance . Pricing: $49 monthly; ADA Managed Compliance: WCAG 2.2 AA, ADA, Section 508, AODA, EN 301549 compliance
Google Lighthouse: Embedded in Chrome already. Not as stringent as pricey tools. Rating.
ARC Platform by TPGi: This is a web accessibility platform with a policy management tool. It is priced at $1,000 per year.
WAVE: This tool is best for browser extensions on Chrome, Firefox, or Microsoft Edge. Browser plugins are free to use. The WCAG 2.1 focused API Test Engine is around from $4000 to 12000 per year, depending on number of seats.
DubBot Check for WCAG 2.1 A, AA, and AAA accessibility requirements, at a minimum, and help ensure legal compliance. Pricing is a mystery, but ratings are good.
axe from Deque Systems Basic free forever. Pro $45 per month. Enterprise mystery. Languages – 30+ WCAG Criteria – A, AA Axe browser plugin
Level Access WCAG 2.2 covered.
JAWS JAWS provides speech and Braille output for the most popular computer applications on your PC. You will be able to navigate the Internet, write a document, read an email and create presentations from your office, remote desktop, or from home.
WCAG 2.2
Some of the new success criteria in WCAG 2.2 include:
2.4.11 Focus Not Obscured (Minimum) (AA): Ensure that when an item gets keyboard focus, it is at least partially visible.
2.4.12 Focus Not Obscured (Enhanced) (AAA): Ensure that when an item gets keyboard focus, it is fully visible.
2.4.13 Focus Appearance (AAA): Ensure that the visual appearance of keyboard focus is sufficient to be recognizable.
2.5.7 Dragging Movements (AA): Ensure that users can perform dragging movements using a single pointer without requiring tight timing.
2.5.8 Target Size (Minimum) (AA): Ensure that the size of the target for pointer inputs is at least 44 by 44 CSS pixels.
3.2.6 Consistent Help (A): Ensure that help is available for all instances of a component that require user input.
3.3.8 Accessible Authentication (Minimum) (AA): Ensure that authentication mechanisms are accessible to people with disabilities.
3.3.9 Accessible Authentication (Enhanced) (AAA): Ensure that authentication mechanisms are more accessible to people with disabilities.
Other ratings:
UserWay.org Security ISO 27001, Customer Service – 24/7, Languages – 50+, WCAG Criteria – A, AA, AAA. Pricing: Medium size Site $1490 / year.
Before you spend any money simply see what your browser shows you already.
If you like to access Lighthouse from the code, simply execute a command on your machine: npm install –g lighthouse
But you can have a first look just by browsing and consulting the developer panel whenever AODA comes to your mind.
You can define a Lighthouse Performance (or Accessibility) Test in yml file, that equates to defining a job within a DevOps Workflow and you can trigger this Workflow as a GitHub Action from the code push or pull performed by the developer.
Other Referenced
github.com/dequelabs/axe-core-gems
Starting your Automated Accessibility Testing with Axe-Core and Test Evolve
Quick Win 3: Use prefers-reduced-motion
Salesforce's recommendation for Accessibility Test Tools
Salesforce's Other Accessibility Automation Tools
IBM Accessibility Design Kit for Sketch and Figma
IBM Equal Access Accessibility Checker
