Accessibility Resources for developers
- Level A - the most basic web accessibility features
- Level AA - deals with the biggest and most common barriers for disabled users. Level AA includes all Level A and AA requirements. Many organizations strive to meet Level AA.
- Level AAA - the highest (and most complex) level of web accessibility. Level AAA includes all Level A, AA, and AAA requirements.
- Link to the official documentation with description for each level - Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1 from W3
- Accessibility Insights - Tool to test accessibility from Microsoft (free)
- Lighthouse - Accessibility Audits from Google (free)
- WAVE - Web Accessibility Evaluation Tool from WebAIM (free)
- aXe - The Standard in Accessibility Testing from deque (free)
- JAWS® - The Worlds Most Popular Windows Screen Reader (not free)
- NVDA - NVDA allows blind and vision impaired people to access and interact with the Windows operating system and many third party applications (free)
- VoiceOver - VoiceOver from Apple
- Narrator - Narrator is a screen reader in Microsoft Windows (free)
- a11yproject - This checklist uses The Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) as a reference point.
- webaccessibilitychecklist - A checklist for creating accessible websites and web applications.
- Web Accessibility Checklist - Web Accessibility Checklist, Deque University
- Certified Professional in Accessibility Core Competencies (CPACC) - The IAAP Certified Professional in Accessibility Core Competencies (CPACC) credential is IAAP's foundational certification, representing broad, cross-disciplinary conceptual knowledge about 1) disabilities, 2) accessibility and universal design, and 3) accessibility-related standards, laws, and management strategies.
- Web Accessibility Specialist (WAS) - The WAS is ideal for people who design, develop, implement, evaluate, or manage accessible web-based content, projects, and services
- Certified Professional in Web Accessibility - NThe designation of CPWA is earned by individuals who successfully pass both the Certified Professional in Accessibility Core Competencies (CPACC) exam and the Web Accessibility Specialist (WAS) exam.