- From: Wendy A Chisholm <wendy@w3.org>
- Date: Wed, 09 May 2001 10:54:11 -0400
- To: w3c-wai-er-ig@w3.org
>I would like to bring your attention to a new Section >508 and Level 1 W3C/WAI accessibility extension >developed by UsableNet for Dreamweaver and UltraDev. I >hope you will be able to add to the "evaluate and >repair" section of your web site. > >It has been in beta testing and now it has full >Macromedia approval and is available to download for >free at the Dreamweaver and UltraDev exchange. Below >is the link and description. If you could please pass >this e-mail on to as many people as you feel could >benefit from it and help get it posted on any new >groups or user groups, we would very grateful. > >http://dynamic.macromedia.com/bin/MM/exchange/extension_detail.jsp?product= >dreamweaver&extOid=234570 > >Product name: > >508 Accessibility Suite for Dreamweaver and UltraDev > >Features: >This new Dreamweaver evaluation tool allows web site >to be "accessibility-checked" much in the same way as >you "spell-check" a word document. The extension >covers Section 508 and level 1 W3C/WAI guidelines and >a report can be run on one page, a complete web site, >selected section or any folder. The user can select >sub-groups of the guidelines to customize tests to run >on different web pages. The extension allows the user >to collect answers to manual tests and includes >content that explains how to perform tests, why the >problems found could be accessibility issues and >explains with examples how the problem can be fixed. >The extension links through to an Online service from >UsableNet that allows tests to be automatically >scheduled on live public web sites. The service starts >at $49 per year and allows a web site owner to >centrally monitor the accessibility of their web >sites. > >Regards >Jason Taylor >User Relations >jason@usablenet.com >http://www.usablenet.com > > > >__________________________________________________ >Do You Yahoo!? >Yahoo! Auctions - buy the things you want at great prices >http://auctions.yahoo.com/ -- wendy a chisholm world wide web consortium web accessibility initiative seattle, wa usa tel: +1 206.706.5263 /--
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