3.01 Testing & tools Introduction
Accessibility Toolbar
An fuller explanation of the toolbars functions can be found on the NILS website. Download the Accessibility Toolbar from the same site.
Try out a few of the options to see what they do one this page. We will work on specifics over the next few pages
Validate
We will use this to validate a HTML page, and its style sheet, with the W3C
Resize
Use this to see how a web page may appear on different sized displays
Images
With this we can display either the image or it's alt attribute
Colour
Used to view a page in greyscale
Structure
Use this to outline headings, tables, lists, JavaScript handlers
Tools
There are many online tools available for use. We will use Bobby to basically check a web pages accessibility
IE Options
Here we can switch off JavaScript, style sheets, plug-ins, images. We can also alter the font-size used.