Re: FW: RetroAccess Free Demo

Well, I tried it out, and they haven't yet got the perfect tool either. It
did a bunch of neat stuff, and it goes through the whiole of WCAG (P1 P2 and
P3) but there seem to be some bugs in their checking system.

Specifically I ran it against http://www.peepo.com (using the online demo)
and found that it missed (or seemed to miss) some important tests, such as
scripts ahving device-independent triggers (should be auto-checkable to some
extent) or even whether they are required.

But there were some ice things about it too.

Does the ER group review ER tools, or should AU be prepared to review partial
solution tools on the basis that some whole guidelines will be not
applicable?

cheers

Chaals

On Mon, 27 Aug 2001, Katie Haritos-Shea wrote:



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  ANNOUNCING RETROACCESS (TM) FOR WEBSITE DEVELOPMENT & EVALUATION
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  Try out the free demo version of RetroAccess, an automated website
  evaluation and correction tool that helps to ensure that your website
  complies with established standards for accessibility.

  Once a website has passed through the RetroAccess process, it will be
  compliant with Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the
  Federal standard for website accessibility effective June 2001, and
  the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) produced by the World
  Wide Web Consortium (W3C).

  RetroAccess is both accessible and user-friendly with easy to
  understand reports.  The free demo version of RetroAccess is
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  The full commercial version of RetroAccess will be launched in October
  2001.




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