Alternate Browsers

iCab (Macintosh only)

An alternate browser from Germany. Automatically validates the HTML code of pages it loads
URL: http://www.icab.de/

Lynx

Available for most major platforms. Provides a good "acid test" for web pages and can give you some sense of what the page will be like for people using screen readers
General information page: http://www.trill-home.com/lynx.html
A helpful Lynx viewer: http://www.delorie.com/web/lynxview.html

WebTV

Simulators for both Mac and PC can be downloaded from WebTV's site
URL: http://developer.webtv.net/design/tools/viewer/Default.htm

pwWebSpeak (PC only)

A voice browser from isSound Corporation (formerly called The Productivity Works, Inc.)
URL: http://www.prodworks.com/

W3C Web Accessibility Initiative: Alternative Web Browsing

An extensive list of browsers and tools for users with various disabilities
http://www.w3.org/WAI/References/Browsing

Testing and Validation Tools

Bobby

Tests pages for conformance to the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines. Developed by CAST (Center for Applied Special Technology). Offers a web-based validator, or you can download a Java version to test pages locally.
URL: http://www.cast.org/bobby

Tidy

A free utility available for most major platforms. Checks code against the HTML specification(s).
URL: http://www.w3.org/People/Raggett/tidy/

W3 Validation Service

A free validation service from the W3. Can test pages from your computer as well as pages already on a server.
URL: http://validator.w3.org/

Reference Sites on Web Accessibility

AWARE Center

Sponsored by the HTML Writers' Guild
URL: http://aware.hwg.org/

EASI (Equal Access to Software and Information)

EASI is part of the Teaching, Learning and Technology Group affiliated with the American Association for Higher Education
URL: http://www.rit.edu/~easi/

Viewable With Any Browser: Accessible Site Design

Helpful overview of accessible web design
URL: http://www.anybrowser.org/campaign/abdesign.shtml

WebABLE

Includes an online library and discussion board
URL: http://www.webable.com/

Web Accessibility Initiative (of the World Wide Web Consortium)

Develops and publishes the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines
URL: http://www.w3.org/WAI/

First Release: August, 2000
Last Revision: January 10, 2001
Author: Kathy Farrell (kfarrell@esc.edu), SUNY Empire State College
Copyright © 2000 - 2001 Kathleen L. Farrell
URL: http://www1.esc.edu/personalstaff/kfarrell/HiEdWebAug00/