Wave (accessibility tool)

Wave: Free Web Accessibility Evaluation Tool

Wave is a free web accessibility evaluation tool that helps identify accessibility issues on websites. It checks for issues like missing alt text, low contrast text, and more. Wave is easy to use and provides detailed reports to help make websites more accessible.

What is Wave (accessibility tool)?

Wave is a free web accessibility testing and evaluation platform used to help make websites more accessible to people with disabilities. It was created by WebAIM, a leading web accessibility organization.

Wave allows users to enter any web address and test it against accessibility standards set by organizations like the W3C. It checks for issues such as:

• Missing alternative text for images
• Low contrast text that may be difficult to read
• Lack of HTML header semantics
• Absence of ARIA landmark roles
• Form labels not associated correctly

After scanning a website, Wave generates detailed reports highlighting any accessibility issues found. Each issue provides additional information to help understand and resolve it. The reports make it easy to prioritize which issues to fix first.

In addition to the scanning tool, Wave also includes accessibility resources like an HTML accessibility checklist and tutorials. It also has a browser-based toolbar to make it easy to test accessibility on any page.

With its combination of automated testing and resources, Wave aims to help web developers quickly find and resolve accessibility barriers on their websites.

Wave (accessibility tool) Features

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