Glossary
Searchable terminology from accessibility, web standards, and related fields.
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- Accessibility Checker (Accessibility Verifier, Accessibility Inspector, A11y Checker)
- A software tool that automatically evaluates an application, document, or website against accessibility standards and guidelines, identifying potential barriers for users with disabilities. Accessibil…
- Accessibility Conformance Testing (ACT, ACT Rules Format)
- A W3C technical recommendation that defines a standardized format for writing rules to test web accessibility. The ACT Rules Format provides a consistent structure for describing what to test and what…
- Automated Accessibility Testing (Automated Testing, Accessibility Scanning, A11y Testing)
- The use of software tools to programmatically check web content against accessibility guidelines such as WCAG, identifying issues like missing alternative text, insufficient color contrast, empty link…
- Barrier Walkthrough Method (BW Method, Barrier Walkthrough)
- An accessibility evaluation method developed by Giorgio Brajnik that groups Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) success criteria by user categories such as blind users, people with low vision,…
- Functional Web Accessibility Evaluator (FAE, Functional Accessibility Evaluator)
- A web accessibility testing tool developed by the University of Illinois that evaluates websites based on coding techniques and best practices rather than simply checking for the presence or absence o…
- Google Lighthouse (Lighthouse)
- An open-source automated tool developed by Google for auditing web pages across multiple quality dimensions including performance, accessibility, best practices, and SEO. Lighthouse's accessibility au…
- RAVEN (Rule-based Accessibility Validation Environment)
- An accessibility testing tool developed by IBM as a set of Eclipse IDE plug-ins for verifying the accessibility of graphical user interface applications. RAVEN uses aspect-oriented programming techniq…
- Web Accessibility Audit (Accessibility Audit, WCAG Audit)
- A systematic evaluation of a website or web application against accessibility standards (typically WCAG) to identify barriers that prevent people with disabilities from accessing content. Audits may b…