AUTOMATED Accessibility Checkers
Software
How to check
Tools
1. Go to the File tab. 2. Select Info from the sidebar menu. 3. Click on the Check for Issues button.
• A built-in accessibility checker ( Note: The accessibility checker checks only .docx and .pptx files )
MS Office 2010 & 2013 Windows (Word, PowerPoint)
4. Select Check Accessibility from the drop-down list. The Accessibility Checker panel will open to the right of the document. The accessibility checker provides you with a list of errors, warnings & tips . When you click on an error or warning, instructions on how to fix it appear below in “Additional Information”.
• A built-in accessibility checker (View > Tools > Accessibility)
PDF (Adobe Acrobat Pro DC)
1. Click the Tools tab to open the Accessibility Tool panel on the right. (If you don’t see it, click the View menu and select Tools > Accessibility ). 2. All boxes should be checked. Click Start Checking . 3. Expand items in the side panel to review accessibility issues.
D2L & Web Pages
1. Download & Install the WAVE toolbar ( http://wave.webaim.org/toolbar/ ) 2. Open the D2L page in its own window by clicking on the Open in a new window icon. 3. Right-click on the page in the new window, and select WAVE , then choose “ Errors, Features, and Alerts ” to see what accessibility errors you have on the page. 4. Error icons in green, red, yellow and blue will appear on the page. If you hover over an error icon, more information on the error will appear. 5. Return to the original D2L page, and open the D2L editor to repair the problems you found.
• A browser-based checker, WebAIM WAVE accessibility
add-on to the Chrome or Firefox browser
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Ally checks course accessibility.Visit D2L Instructor Resources for guides.
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