Issues to consider

Is the site:

· E-commerce/sales

· Informational/Promotion

· Blog

Does the site consist of:

· Web pages and page elements (tables, columns, page layout, etc)

· Input Forms

· Images, Animation, Video/audio streaming/downloads

· Imbedded links, widgets or games

What problems do disabled Internet users face?

http://www.mickwood.com/articles/barriers.shtml

1. visual
2. aural
3. physical (motor)
4. cognitive

Range of disabilities that present problems to using the web

http://www.accessifyforum.com/viewtopic.php?t=566

· Visually impaired

· Colour blind

· Dyslexic

· Unable to use a normal mouse

Review of Web Accessibility Evaluation Tools

WAVE
http://wave.webaim.org/
Check individual web pages by entering a URL or uploading a file. The page is re-created on their site with reminders of areas to check or hints on what is lacking for accessibility standards. Mouseovers of 'alert icons' provide more details on the potential problems. A great way to estimate a new design




Bobby Accessibility Checker
CAST no longer supports the Bobby accessiblity testing software. Bobby was sold to Watchfire in 2004 which, in turn, was acquired by IBM in 2007.Although Bobby is no longer available as a free service or standalone product, it is one of the tests included within the IBM Rational Policy Tester Accessibility Edition software, the comprehensive enterprise application for testing websites.

W3C List of Web Evaluation Tools
http://www.w3.org/WAI/ER/tools/complete
Covers all sorts of very specific tools (web page reviews in step by step and review formats, pdf, color usage/contrast, flash) available for purchase or online.