Web Accessibility Tools

Web content must meet the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.1, Level AA).

WAVE - Web Accessibility Evaluation Tool

You can use WAVE to help you evaluate the accessibility of your web content.

There are two ways to access WAVE:

1. WAVE website
   1. Visit wave.webaim.org
   2. Enter the URL you want to scan in the web page address field
2. WAVE browser extension (can be used to scan pages that require a login)
   1. Install the WAVE browser extension
   2. Navigate to the page you want to scan
   3. Click the WAVE browser extension button to toggle WAVE on and off

More information on how to use WAVE is available in the WAVE documentation and Introduction to WAVE video. 

Color Contrast Checker

You can use the WebAIM Contrast Checker to check the contrast ratio between the text and background colors.