Fwd: Fwd: W3C List of Evaluation Tools

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Steven Faulkner <faulkner.steve@gmail.com>
Date: 20-Feb-2006 09:51
Subject: Fwd: Fwd: W3C List of Evaluation Tools
To: Shadi Abou-Zahra <shadi@w3.org>, wai-ert-tools@w3.org
Cc: Jared Smith <jared@cpd2.usu.edu>


Hi Shadi,
I have emailed the person at WEBAIM again with no response, so i think
we will need to go with the info we have for the WAVE, which can be
updated after launch of the tools database, when we receive the update
info.

best regards
steve

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Steven Faulkner <faulkner.steve@gmail.com>
Date: 07-Feb-2006 09:18
Subject: Re: Fwd: W3C List of Evaluation Tools
To: Jared Smith <jared@cpd2.usu.edu>


Hi again Jared, sorry about sending the wrong info here is the correct info:

Dear Tool Vendor or Developer,

The W3C/WAI Evaluation and Repair Tools Working Group (ERT WG) is

currently in the process of updating the following list of Web

accessibility evaluation tools on which your tool is listed:

* <http://www.w3.org/WAI/ER/existingtools>

The new version of this tools list will provide sorting capabilities so

that users are able to find tools according to their specific needs. The

following static mock-ups show how this sortable list will look like:

* <http://www.w3.org/WAI/EO/Drafts/eval/tools/>

We are contacting you to help populate the database with current

information about your tool. Below you will find information about your

tool that is currently available to us. Please review this information,

complete any missing fields or provide changes.

This information will be published unless we receive correction or

amendments. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact

* <steven.faulkner@nils.org.au>

* Shadi Abou-Zahra <shadi@w3.org>



TOOL IDENTIFICATION:

* TOOL NAME: The wave

* VENDOR NAME: WebAIM (Web Accessibility in Mind)

* HOME PAGE: http://www.wave.webaim.org/wave/index.jsp

* RELEASE DATE:

(YYYY-MM-DD format)

* VERSION NUMBER: 3.0

* DESCRIPTION: (500 characters maximum)

A tool that helps people perform those tasks that require human judgment

(e.g. \"Does this ALT text a functional equivalent for this image?\"

\"Does this reading order make sense?\"). The Wave displays the ALT text

of images and AREAS on the page for comparison with the images, provides

numbered arrows to show the linearized reading order, and shows the HTML

equivalent (if any) provided for applets. The Wave performs automatic

checks (detects missing or suspicious ALT text).

TOOL FEATURES:

(The following features are described in the document "Selecting Web

Accessibility Evaluation Tools" available at

<http://www.w3.org/WAI/eval/selectingtools>)

* OVERALL FUNCTIONALITY

- Accessible to people with disabilities: yes

- Assist manual evaluation for accessibility: yes

- Execute automated accessibility checks:

- Provide semi-automated repair options:

- Remote on-line service: yes

- Other:


* USER INTERFACES

- Generate reports:

- In-page feedback: yes

- Page transformations: yes

- Step-by-step evaluations:

- Other:

* LANGUAGES

- English: yes

- French:

- German:

- Italian:

- Japanese:

- Spanish:

- Other:


* WEB TECHNOLOGIES

- CSS, Cascading Style Sheets:

- XHTML, Extensible Hypertext Markup Language: yes

- HTML, Hypertext Markup Language: yes

- PDF, Portable Document Format:

- SVG, Scalable Vector Graphics:

- Other:


* OPERATING SYSTEMS

- BSD Unix:

- Linux:

- MacOS:

- Solaris:

- Windows:

- Other:


* GUIDELINES

- AccessiWeb, French national standard:

- BITV, German national standard:

- Section 508, US national standard: yes

- Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 1.0: yes

- Other:


* INTEGRATION INTO BROWSERS

- Internet Explorer: yes

- Mozilla: yes

- Netscape: yes

- Opera:

- Other:

* INTEGRATION INTO AUTHORING TOOLS

- Dreamweaver:

- FrontPage:

- Photoshop:

- Other:

* EXPORT FORMATS

- CSV, Comma Separated Value:

- EARL, Evaluation and Report Language:

- HTML, Hypertext Markup Language:

- XML, Extensible Markup Language:

- Other:

* LICENSE MODELS

- Commercial:

- Free Ware: yes

- Open Source: yes

- Share Ware:

- Other:



Thank you for your cooperation!


with regards (for ERT WG)

Steven Faulkner

Web Accessibility Consultant

vision australia - information & library service

Received on Sunday, 19 February 2006 22:54:18 UTC