{"id":1311,"date":"2018-04-26T21:21:28","date_gmt":"2018-04-26T21:21:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pressbooks.library.ryerson.ca\/pwaa\/?post_type=chapter&#038;p=1311"},"modified":"2021-05-19T18:01:27","modified_gmt":"2021-05-19T18:01:27","slug":"achecker-web-accessibility-checker","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/pwaa\/chapter\/achecker-web-accessibility-checker\/","title":{"raw":"AChecker Web Accessibility Checker","rendered":"AChecker Web Accessibility Checker"},"content":{"raw":"<div style=\"margin: 1em 0;padding: 1em;border: 1px solid #ddd;border-left: 10px solid #3c3\">\r\n\r\n<strong>Toolkit:<\/strong> Add the public version of <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/achecker.achecks.ca\/checker\/index.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">AChecker Web Accessibility Checker<\/a><\/strong> to your Toolkit.\r\n\r\nIn the public version, you can set up an account and do your automated accessibility testing. See below for details on downloading and installing your own version.\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<h2>Overview<\/h2>\r\n<div style=\"padding: 1em;margin: 1em 0;border: 1px solid #bbb\">\r\n\r\n<strong>Fun Fact!<\/strong> AChecker was originally developed as an <strong>Enabling Change project<\/strong>, the same fund that supported the development of the materials here.\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\nFirst released in 2005, AChecker was created with the goal of providing an accessibility checking tool that was 100% transparent, interactive, customizable, and free. AChecker makes use of the Open Accessibility Checks (OAC), which is a collection of checks based on all web accessibility guidelines available globally. Currently, there are a total of 310 OAC checks employed by AChecker.\r\n<h2>AChecker Features<\/h2>\r\nAChecker has specific features for public users, registered users, administrators, and developers. To take advantage of these features, you should first create an account on the public AChecker site, if you are not planning to install a version of your own (see below). Follow the link you added to your Toolkit above, and click \u201cRegister\u201d to create an account. Creating an account will allow you to save your accessibility reviews, and generate an AChecker seal for sites that pass its review.\r\n\r\n<img src=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.ryerson.ca\/pwaa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2018\/01\/achecker_screen-1.png\" alt=\"AChecker screenshot\" width=\"683\" height=\"407\" \/>\r\n\r\n<strong>Figure:<\/strong> <strong>AChecker screenshot showing the main interface for conducting accessibility reviews <\/strong>\r\n\r\nFor more about using AChecker, watch the following video:\r\n\r\n<strong>Video:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=jtNyF7KuOk8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Using AChecker to Test Web Accessibility<\/a><\/strong>\r\n\r\n[embed]https:\/\/youtu.be\/jtNyF7KuOk8[\/embed]\r\n\r\n<span class=\"small\">\u00a9 Greg Gay. Released under the terms of a Standard YouTube License. All rights reserved.<\/span>\r\n<h2>Set Up Your Own AChecker<\/h2>\r\n<div style=\"margin: 1em 0;padding: 1em;border: 1px solid #ddd;border-left: 10px solid #0be\">\r\n\r\n<strong>Technical<\/strong>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/inclusive-design\/AChecker\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Download AChecker<\/a>\r\n\r\n<strong>Installation Instructions<\/strong>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Unzip the master.zip file downloaded from GitHub into a php-enabled, web-accessible directory.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Open the installer in your browsers at http:\/\/[yourserver.com]\/AChecker\/install<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Follow the instructions provided by the installer.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<strong>Installing from GitHub or If You Plan to Contribute<\/strong>\r\n\r\nIf you are familiar with using GitHub, you can clone the most current source code from there. This version often has new features not available yet in the public site, or in the downloadable version of the software, though it may be less stable than the publicly-distributed version. If you would like to participate in AChecker\u2019s development, or you would like to add your own accessibility checks, or perhaps fix a bug you\u2019ve found, working from GitHub is the way to have your work added to the public source code.\r\n\r\n<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/inclusive-design\/AChecker\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">AChecker Source Code<\/a><\/strong>\r\n\r\n<\/div>","rendered":"<div style=\"margin: 1em 0;padding: 1em;border: 1px solid #ddd;border-left: 10px solid #3c3\">\n<p><strong>Toolkit:<\/strong> Add the public version of <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/achecker.achecks.ca\/checker\/index.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">AChecker Web Accessibility Checker<\/a><\/strong> to your Toolkit.<\/p>\n<p>In the public version, you can set up an account and do your automated accessibility testing. See below for details on downloading and installing your own version.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Overview<\/h2>\n<div style=\"padding: 1em;margin: 1em 0;border: 1px solid #bbb\">\n<p><strong>Fun Fact!<\/strong> AChecker was originally developed as an <strong>Enabling Change project<\/strong>, the same fund that supported the development of the materials here.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>First released in 2005, AChecker was created with the goal of providing an accessibility checking tool that was 100% transparent, interactive, customizable, and free. AChecker makes use of the Open Accessibility Checks (OAC), which is a collection of checks based on all web accessibility guidelines available globally. Currently, there are a total of 310 OAC checks employed by AChecker.<\/p>\n<h2>AChecker Features<\/h2>\n<p>AChecker has specific features for public users, registered users, administrators, and developers. To take advantage of these features, you should first create an account on the public AChecker site, if you are not planning to install a version of your own (see below). Follow the link you added to your Toolkit above, and click \u201cRegister\u201d to create an account. Creating an account will allow you to save your accessibility reviews, and generate an AChecker seal for sites that pass its review.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.ryerson.ca\/pwaa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2018\/01\/achecker_screen-1.png\" alt=\"AChecker screenshot\" width=\"683\" height=\"407\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Figure:<\/strong> <strong>AChecker screenshot showing the main interface for conducting accessibility reviews <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>For more about using AChecker, watch the following video:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Video:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=jtNyF7KuOk8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Using AChecker to Test Web Accessibility<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"oembed-1\" title=\"Using AChecker to Test Web Accessibility\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jtNyF7KuOk8?feature=oembed&#38;rel=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"small\">\u00a9 Greg Gay. 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