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Web Testing Software:

UsableNet
http://www.usablenet.com/

UsableNet's tools empower web developers to quickly and efficiently test and fix their websites to comply with industry standards, including section 508 of the American Disabilities Act and World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) priority one guidelines.

-LIFT Online Free Trial will download 5 pages starting from the specified page (URL), will test them against a subset of all our usability and accessibility guidelines (rules), and then will send you an email with the link to your usability report online, completely for FREE!
LIFT Online Free Trial applies a subset of rules choosen from the 70+ available in the full service to give you a flavour of the power of the technology.

The report will be available online for 5 days after the test.


-UsableNet offers three primary products:
  • LIFT Online:
    UsableNet’s LIFT Online is a powerful tool that allows webmasters and IT coordinators to easily monitor and maintain usable and accessible websites. With LIFT Online, corporations can quickly and efficiently establish corporate guidelines and test for compliance with usability and accessibility standards, including section 508 and W3C. The Lift Online service simplifies the maintenance process with automated regularly scheduled tests. The service can be used to coordinate the retrofitting and reporting process for someone responsible for multiple websites and websites with multiple contributors. Users can create and save customized tests allowing users to easily manage multiple sites. LIFT Online can be used in conjunction with LIFT Onsite and the 508 Accessibility Suite for Macromedia® Dreamweaver® creating a complete testing and maintenance development environment.

    Top 6 Features and Benefits:
    Automatic Evaluation - Automate testing to meet accessibility and usability guidelines, saving time by eliminating manual evaluation of HTML.
    Scheduled Maintenance Tests – Improve efficiency of ongoing maintenance by automatically running tests according to user-defined schedule.
    Guideline Customization – Establish corporate guidelines by selecting from a range of accessibility and usability guidelines to test only a few pages or an entire website.
    Rule Prioritization - Prioritize rules and saves time by fixing critical issues first.
    Detailed Reports and Explanations – Document compliance and simplify the process of understanding and complying with 508 and W3C standards.
    Test Multiple Websites – Check an unlimited number of websites multiple times, regardless of whether or not you are the administrator.

  • LIFT Onsite
    LIFT Onsite is the only Macintosh application that tests websites to meet section 508 and W3C guidelines. LIFT Onsite empowers Mac web developers with the information and expertise they need to create and maintain usable and accessible websites. With LIFT Onsite, web developers can establish, test, fix and report on their websites to comply with industry guidelines. Evaluations can be customized, allowing users to apply a subset or the full set of over 100 usability and accessibility rules. LIFT Onsite significantly reduces time spent testing and fixing websites by allowing users to automatically rank and fix errors without sifting through a lengthy report. LIFT Onsite can be used in conjunction with Macromedia® Dreamweaver® or any major authoring tool.

    Top 5 Features and Benefits:
    Automatic Evaluation - Automate testing to meet accessibility and usability guidelines. Save time by eliminating manual evaluation of HTML.
    Problem Identification - Pinpoint problems and obtain full explanations as well as links to additional information. Simplify the process of understanding and complying with web design guidelines including section 508.
    Guideline Customization - Customize the evaluation by selecting from a range of accessibility and usability guidelines.
    Rule Prioritization – Designate the importance of rules based on specific website needs. Prioritize and fix critical problems first.
    Interactive Report – Fix problems directly in conjunction with Lift Onsite, streamlining the debugging process. Lift Onsite integrates with web authoring tools, so designers can interactively use reports to identify, fix and document their work.

  • 508 Accessibility Suite for Dreamweaver (see Macromedia review )
Responsible NASA Official: Bryan D. McCall bryan.d.mccall@nasa.gov
Curator: Antonio Haileselassie Antonio.O.Haileselassie@nasa.gov
Date: September 5, 2006
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