Website Accessibility Checker

Existing accessibility checkers provide companies the option to settle with a B+, but accessibility should be achieved 100% of the time with no excuses. My framework uses a strict pass/fail model.

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Inspiration

As a web developer I have had to focus on meeting 508 compliance standards, however not every company or individual does the same. I wanted to create an easy to use program to grade websites on a pass/fail basis.

How I built it

My accessibility checker was made using python and beautiful-soup to scrape web pages and run various self-written tests against its accessibility.

What's next for Accessibility Checker

Our current prototype begins by grading the images and videos of a hosted website or html file. Future tests:

  • Form testing
  • Screen reader compatibility testing
  • Closed caption/audio transcript testing
  • Many more
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