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LCS - WAVE Web Accessibility Evaluation Tool
WAVE Web Accessibility Evaluation Tool Overview
The Center for User Experience recommends the use of the WAVE Web Accessibility Evaluation tool to assist with reviewing application accessibility. It provides visual feedback about the accessibility of your web content by injecting icons and indicators into your page. No automated tool can tell you if your page is accessible, but WAVE facilitates human evaluation and educates about accessibility issues.
These browser extensions allow you to evaluate web content for issues directly within your browser. Because the extension runs entirely within your web browser, no information is sent to the WAVE server, ensuring private and secure accessibility reporting. The extension can check intranet, password-protected, dynamically generated, or sensitive data.
Download the extension
WAVE Chrome Extension at the Google Web Store
WAVE Firefox Extension at Mozilla Add-ons
WAVE Edge Extension at Edge Add-ons
Running Reports
To run a WAVE report, simply click on the WAVE icon to the right of your browser address bar. Click the icon again or refresh the page to remove the WAVE interface.
You can also trigger a WAVE report by pressing Control + Shift + U (Command + Shift + U on Mac) or by activating the "WAVE this page" context (right click) menu item.
To allow WAVE to evaluate local pages on your computer or pages in incognito modes, this may need to be enabled in the WAVE extension settings in your browser.
See also:
KB 136143: Betty Blocks Accessibility and Usability Information