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Running Validation & Accessibility Tests
What the Testing Services Do
W3C Validator
- checks the syntax and "vocabulary" of your HTML
- catches code problems that may make some browsers stumble.
- does not catch all deprecated elements
- Before a page can be tested, it must be on the web server. Contribute users can test a page before publishing it by testing a Preview version. Then use the Accessibility Toolbar (see below), or copy its web address (URL) into the form on the W3C Validator page (http://validator.w3.org/), and click the Check button.
WebXact
- Online version (http://webxact.watchfire.com/) runs both a Quality and an Accessibility Check
- Accessibility report is divided into Priority 1 (A), Priority 2 (AA) and Priority 3 (AAA) sections, each of which lists Errors and Warnings. Errors must be corrected and Warnings must be checked manually before you apply any WAI rating sticker.
- The Quality check helps you identify broken links.
Save Time: Use the Web Accessibility Toolbar
The Web Accessibility Toolbar contains links to WebXact and the W3C validator. Just upload your page, open it in Internet Explorer, then in the Toolbar,
- Select Validate > W3C HTML Validator > Validate HTML or Validate HTML [new window] to test the validity of your page's code.
- Select Tools > WebXact/Bobby > WCAG 1.0 AAA [new window] to test the accessibility of your page.
Firefox Users -- try the Web Developer Toolbar
Viewing the Results
This page created by Elizabeth Altman, Library Web Developer. Please send questions or comments to ealtman@csun.edu
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