Accessify.com: A Valuable Resource

Accessify.com is an excellent source of accessibility news and tools.  Though some of the tools’ function can be found in newer versions of Dreamweaver, others are new and very useful.

• Accessible Table Builder – Create an accessible table using scope, header and id attributes using a wizard to guide you through the process.
• Quick Form Builder. A complete re-write of the old Accessible Form Builder tool.
• Easy YouTube caption creator. Takes the pain out of creating closed caption files for YouTube videos.
• Quick Page Accessibility Test. Here’s a handy little tool that uses a bookmarklet/favelet to give a quick analysis of any web page, highlighting definite issues, warning about possible issues and also highlighting areas that could benefit from some ARIA enhancements.
• ARIA Slider Generator – Use this tool to create a fully accessible, ARIA-compliant slider with your own settings,
• Skip Navigation Builder – Create skip navigation links that appear only when tabbed to but are hidden for mouse users; creates all the HTML, CSS and JavaScript required with customisation options.
• Pop-up Window Generator – Create pop-up windows that are accessible and search engine-friendly.
• Form Element Generator – Lets you easily build individual form elements that are accessible (requires JavaScript to work).
• Favelets – Little pieces of JavaScript that can be saved as favourites in Internet Explorer, Mozilla and Opera. You may find these useful for checking features of a page (for example, what links are present, images missing alt attributes etc.

This site provides code generators that give templates for accessible web pages.  We at DigitalChalk recommend using these tools and supporting this site.  Accessible web sites are not just for disabled individuals, they provide good design for everyone.Access