[Accessibility_sig] New version of tools for checking functional accessibility of web resources available

[Sharron Rush]

 From Jon Gunderson at the Illinois Center for Instructional Technology 
Accessibility:

New version of the Functional Accessibility Evaluator and the Firefox 
Accessibility Extension are now available.

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Firefox Accessibility Extension
http://firefox.cita.uiuc.edu

New Features in Version 1.00.1

* Send dynamically generated web pages to Functional Accessibility 
Evaluator for accessibility evaluations and reporting

* Menu reorganization to match organization of CITES/DRES Web Accessibility 
Best Practices

* Links to accessibility checkers in the "Tools" options

* Improved keyboard navigation features

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Functional Accessibility Evaluator 0.9.1
http://fae.cita.uiuc.edu

1. This release introduces user accounts, which should have the following 
effects: (a) spam-bot attacks should be less frequent if not prevented 
altogether, and (b) this should speed up evaluations for registered users. 
(In a follow-up release, the addition of user accounts will permit 
selective display of Archived Reports on a per-user basis.)

2. Changes to rules/tests:
(a) The Scripting/Dynamic Content test that detects the use of the 
JavaScript functions document.write and document.writeln has been removed;

(b) The Navigation Bars test that reports whether lists of links are 
immediately preceded by a header element has been modified such that one or 
more violations of the rule produce, at maximum, a warning.

3. Firefox Web Accessibility Extension Support
Test dynamically generated web pages using the Firefox Web Accessibility 
Extension.  The extension sends the dynamically generated web page to FAE 
to generate an accessibility report.
http://firefox.cita.uiuc.edu


Jon Gunderson, Ph.D.
Director of IT Accessibility Services
Campus Information Technologies and Educational Services (CITES)
and
Coordinator of Assistive Communication and Information Technology
Disability Resources and Education Services (DRES)

Voice: (217) 244-5870
Fax: (217) 333-0248
Cell: (217) 714-6313

E-mail: jongund at uiuc.edu

WWW: http://cita.rehab.uiuc.edu/
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