TOP ADA Google Chrome Extensions

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 TOP ADA Google Chrome Extensions 

How can we know if our site is WCAG 2,1 (WCAG stands for Web Content Accessibility Guidelines) compliant? there are several tools you should try, and some of the most useful that I have used will be listed in here

"When a website or web application is referred to as WCAG 2.1 compliant, it means that it meets the accessibility standards outlined in the WCAG 2.1 guidelines. These guidelines provide recommendations for making web content perceivable, operable, understandable, and robust for people with various disabilities, including visual, auditory, physical, speech, cognitive, and neurological disabilities."



ADA Testing





WAVE Evaluation Tool: The WAVE Evaluation Tool is a widely-used accessibility testing tool that helps identify and highlight accessibility issues on web pages. It provides visual indicators and detailed reports on potential accessibility violations.



Web Developer



Web Developer: While not specifically designed for ADA testing, the Web Developer extension offers several features that can be useful for accessibility testing. It provides options to disable CSS, images, JavaScript, and other elements to simulate different user scenarios and identify potential accessibility problems.

This tool will help us to check the links, forms and images Alt Tags, between other components than are being coded on the HTML of the site





aXe: aXe is a popular accessibility testing tool that integrates directly into Chrome's DevTools. It scans web pages for accessibility issues and provides detailed reports with actionable recommendations. It offers both automated and manual testing capabilities.



Color contrast Analyzer



Color Contrast Analyzer: This extension analyzes the color contrast ratio between text and background colors on web pages, ensuring compliance with WCAG (Web Content Accessibility Guidelines) standards. It helps identify areas where the color contrast may not meet accessibility requirements.

This will help us to know how much contrast is being used between images / fonts or background colors vs font colors, so we can cover the visual part of ADA