Presentation from Toronto's #DevTO monthly meetup on Sept 20, 2013. Presentation was a 10-15 minutes talk aimed at introducing developers new to digital accessibility how to use and test their content using the various versions of WebAIM's Wave.

1. Beat the
TSUNAMI
With A
@patrickdunphy #DevTO September30,2013

2. Transplanted
Newfoundlander
Embarrasses wife
At Sporting Events
proud
father

4. The REAL
Beginning
The
Beginning
The
Present

5. AODA WCAG 2.0
CVAA
Section 508
BS 8878
Accessibility Standards Baby boomer= silvertsunami

6. Introduce free testing Tools
That are availableto anyone
And are eaSY TO USE

7. WEBVersion
toolbar
Api

8. • Provides different views
•Determine target goal
•Summarizesresults
•instant Documentation
•Code inspector
*Wave is a tool to assist with evaluation, it’s not used to verify content is 100% accessible.

9. http://wave.webaim.org

10. •Currently firefox only(Chrome release TBD)
•Evaluation includesscripting
http://wave.webaim.org/toolbar

11. •v.1 releasedin march 2013
• minimalcost ($0.04- $0.025/credit)
• returns XML or JSON
• Stand-aLone BETALICENSE (mac/windows/linux)
• Tools:Spider, URLManager, Scheduler, etc.
http://wave.webaim.org/api

12. http://www.webaim.org
http://www.w3.org/WAI
https://atutor.ca
https://www.webaccessibility.com
http://www.webaxe.org
http://www.accessiq.org
Your keyboard
Screen readers
FANGS plugin
WAT Toolbar (ie)
Colour contrast analyzer
FireEyes
Diagnostic.css
NoCoffeePlugin
Firebug, WebDev Toolbar
HighContrastMode

13. •Youarethemostimportanttestingtool
•Don'tjustsayno, offersolutions
•Engage the community(#a11y is your friend)
•BE A SPONGE
•Share your knowledge

14. @patrickdunphy

16. http://www.AccessibilityCampTo.org
Register Online
November 16,2013
Ontario College ofart &Design
(OCAD),100 McCaul st.