i prefer this color contrast analyzer. http://www.paciellogroup.com/resources/contrast-analyser.html
dwain On 10/26/07, Dave Woods <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Yeah, the webdev toolbar for Firefox has direct links to the > cynthiasays (WAI) checker and the section 508 checker along with some > other useful tools so if you don't already have it, that's a must for > all developers. > > http://chrispederick.com/work/web-developer/ > > There's also a colour contrast analyzer that's pretty useful for Firefox here > > http://juicystudio.com/article/colour-contrast-analyser-firefox-extension.php > > I use these as an initial starting point for testing accessibility but > as you've rightly pointed out, these won't guarantee accessibility so > manual testing and common sense are much more important once you've > performed these initial tests. > > Hope they help though. > > Dave > > http://www.dave-woods.co.uk > > > > > On 26/10/2007, Simon Cockayne <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi, > > > > I am on a mission to get the microsite that I built for my wife > > http://phd.london.edu/ygrushkacockayne/ to conform to W3C's > > "Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 1.0", available at > > http://www.w3.org/TR/1999/WAI-WEBCONTENT-19990505, level > > Double-A. > > > > I am reading http://www.w3.org/TR/WAI-WEBCONTENT/ and > > http://www.w3.org/TR/WAI-WEBCONTENT-TECHS/. > > > > I realize no automated checking is foolproof...but are there any good > > automated tools to assist in WCAG conformance checking? ( I hear "cynthia" > > mentioned from time to time...any good/any details? Any others? > > > > Any good Firefox extensions/plug-ins? > > > > Cheers, > > > > Simon > > > > > > > > ******************************************************************* > > List Guidelines: > > http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm > > Unsubscribe: > > http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm > > Help: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > ******************************************************************* > > > ******************************************************************* > List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm > Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm > Help: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ******************************************************************* > > -- dwain alford "The artist may use any form which his expression demands; for his inner impulse must find suitable expression." Kandinsky ******************************************************************* List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm Help: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *******************************************************************
