Tools and resources for Accessibility
Here are a selection of books I read, Podcasts that I listen, and videos I enjoyed watching and shaped my perspective. If you have a favourite resource that you don’t see on this list, please let m know here or on social media, thank you in advance.
Colour and Visual Elements Accessibility
WCAG 2.0 AA and AAA Colours Checker
Color Safe -Collection of WCAG compatible colour pallets
Colour Contrast Analyser
Colour Contrast Analyser (CCA) to determine the legibility of text and the contrast of graphics
Accessibility for PDF and Word Documents
PAC 3 -PDF accessibility checker
Adobe’s guide for creating an accessible documents
Microsoft’s guide for creating accessible PDF documents
CommonLook -Free plugin for testing a PDF document accessibility
Screen Reader Tools
NVDA – Free screen reader for Windows
VoiceOver – Free screen reader for Mac ios
JAWS
http://www.freedomscientific.com/Products/Blindness/JAWS
Job Access with Speech (JAWS) is the world’s most popular screen reader
TalkBack
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.marvin.talkback
Screen reader for Android phones, laptops, and tablets
Accessibility INSPECTION & VALIDATION TOOLS
PAC 3 -PDF accessibility checker
Adobe’s guide for creating an accessible documents
Microsoft’s guide for creating accessible PDF documents
CommonLook -Free plugin for testing a PDF document accessibility
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