Accessibility tools
Software
Unless otherwise noted, all software listed below is either free for all users or licensed for use by University of Wisconsin employees.
- Accessible Web Publishing Wizard (purchase required for full version) A simple way to create accessible and compliant Web versions of Word, Excel and Powerpoint documents.
- AccVerify Program that helps evaluate and repair the accessibility of Web pages.
- WebXACT Free online service that tests single Web pages for quality, accessibility and privacy issues.
- WebXM (purchase required) Online risk management software that audits Web sites for compliance and effectiveness.
- A-Prompt Software that identifies barriers to accessibility and how to fix them.
- Hi-Caption Video captioning program.
- JAWS (purchase required for full version) Software that reads information on the screen aloud or outputs refreshable Braille displays.
- Dragon Naturally Speaking (purchase required) Software that allows the user to speak commands and reads information on the screen aloud.
Online tools
- WAVE Accessibility Tool (From WebAIM)
- Validation Tools (From UW-Madison)
- Evaluating Web site accessibility (From WebAIM)
- Section 508 checklist (From WebAIM)