AInspector for WCAG Evaluation 4.0 is an open-source tool that has been redesigned to work on Chrome, Edge and Firefox browsers . The browser extension helps people learn and understand web standards for accessibility, including the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG), Accessible Rich Internet Applications (ARIA) and the ARIA in HTML specifications to ensure web […]
Coordinator of Assistive Communication and IT Accessibility, DRES
This session will highlight the changes in the OpenA11y evaluation library 2.0 used in AInspector for Firefox 3.0 extension to implement the new features of the W3C Accessible Rich Internet Application (ARIA) 1.2 and the W3C ARIA in HTML specifications for evaluating web accessibility. The OpenA11y library has been rewritten to support WCAG 2.1 and […]
This session will provide information on the updates and enhancements to the Functional Accessibility Evaluator (FAE) and AInspector for Firefox tools to help support the web accessibility initiatives at Illinois. The OpenA11y Evaluation Library has been rewritten and updated to support the latest HTML and Accessible Rich Internet Application (ARIA) technologies and the rules have […]
World Wide Web Consortium(W3C) has been the international web standards leader since 1994. As W3C member organization, University of Illinois has been actively contributing to web accessibility standards for the last two decades. Accessibility experts on campus will share their own working group member experience as well as how to utilize various W3C resources in […]
This session will highlight the changes in the OpenAjax evaluation library used in the Functional Accessibility Evaluator (FAE) and AInspector WCAG Firefox extension to implement the new features of the W3C Accessible Rich Internet Application (ARIA) 1.2 and the W3C ARIA in HTML specifications for evaluating web accessibility. Major changes include new rules for identifying […]
THIS SESSION HAS BEEN CANCELED Participants will learn how to use free and open source tools, developed here at Illinois over the past 16 years, to evaluate and understand the accessibility of individual pages based on the requirements of the W3C Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0 Level A and AA requirements. Participants are encouraged […]
THIS SESSION HAS BEEN CANCELED WordPress is a popular Content Management System (CMS) for creating websites at the University of Illinois. This session will describe our experience in creating an accessible WordPress theme for the Accessible IT Group website. The session will discuss the use of headings and landmarks, the creation of an accessible banner […]
THIS SESSION HAS BEEN CANCELED Participants will learn how to use free and open source tools, developed here at Illinois over the past 16 years, to evaluate and understand the accessibility of entire websites, based on the requirements of the W3C Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0 Level A and AA requirements. Participants are encouraged […]
The W3C ARIA Authoring practices are designed to help people understand how to create interactive accessible content for the web using the HTML5 and Accessible Rich Internet Application (ARIA) 1.2 standards to meet the W3C Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1 requirements. Whether you are a developer trying to understand the keyboard requirements for creating […]