WebThe CSU Accessible Technology Initiative (ATI) has procured and implemented Enterprise level tools that assist in the automated and manual evaluation of websites and web apps. In addition, the ATI office has negotiated with professional service vendors to provide tools and related services to support digital accessibility efforts at each of the 23 campuses.
Tools
CommonLook services support the CSU Accessible Technology Initiative (ATI) to improve the accessibility of documents that are distributed and posted to public websites. When a document is prepared with accessibility in mind the content will be available to the widest number of users and they will be able to interact with the content any way they choose e.g. mobile devices, screen readers, keyboard only, or magnification. The CommonLook services make the creation, remediation, and management of accessible PDF and Microsoft Office documents easier.
Service Offerings
- Fee-based PDF remediation service
- You can submit documents to CommonLook and they will make your documents fully accessible
- Cost: Pricing and submission information (*)
- CommonLook PDF Validator This link will take you to an external website in a new tab.
- CommonLook's PDF Validator provides users with a certification report for each tested document. Content creators can rest assured that their PDFs are compliant with accessibility standards. CommonLook's PDF Validator often identifies accessibility problems that other testing tools miss.
- System requirements: Windows 8 or higher, Adobe Acrobat: Standard or Professional (Pro is Recommended), Acrobat X (10) or higher
- Cost: Free
* CSYou login required
Resources
The Section 508 manual evaluation guide provides an overview of the procedure designed to be used in parallel with an automated accessibility evaluation report.
These developer tools may be used to assist in manual evaluation of accessibility.
ANDI
The Accessible Name and Description Inspector accessibility testing tool.
- A guide that describes the features and functionality of the testing tool. This link will take you to an external website in a new tab.
- Installation Instructions This link will take you to an external website in a new tab.
Accessibility Insights
Accessibility Insights for Web helps developers quickly find and fix accessibility issues.
Web Developer Extension
Toolbar for Firefox, Chrome and Opera
- Web Developer Extension help This link will take you to an external website in a new tab.
- Web Developer Extension download This link will take you to an external website in a new tab.
Grayscale
Tool for Chrome that displays websites with black, white and gray only.
MathPlayer plugin from DesignScience This link will take you to an external website in a new tab.
Enables enables Microsoft Internet Explorer to display mathematical notation in web pages.
- MathPlayer manual This link will take you to an external website in a new tab.
- MathPlayer download This link will take you to an external website in a new tab.
Colour Contrast Analyser This link will take you to an external website in a new tab.
A tool for checking foreground & background color combinations to determine if they provide good color visibility
- Colour Contrast Analyser instruction This link will take you to an external website in a new tab.
- Colour Contrast Analyser download This link will take you to an external website in a new tab.
WAVE Toolbar
Toolbar for Firefox to help web developers make accessible webpages
- WAVE Help Page This link will take you to an external website in a new tab.
- Download the WAVE Toolbar This link will take you to an external website in a new tab.
WebAIM keyboard testing guide
Keyboard accessibility is one of the most important aspects of web accessibility.
Web Accessibility Toolbar for Internet Explorer This link will take you to an external website in a new tab.
Toolbar for Internet Explorer to help web developers make accessible webpages