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Site Testing, Meta Data and Site Accessibility Resources

Site Testing Resources
Mozilla Firefox browser - Offers built in compatibility checks in a Internet browser. Allows for quick and thorough accessibility, HTML and CSS compatibility testing.

Astra - Offers automated tools for testing Web site performance and monitoring traffic. Browse a FAQ and download a brochure.

Dr. Watson - Offers link validity, download speed, search engine compatibility, link popularity, word count, and spelling check.
NetMechanic - Fast link verification service allows users to check up to 20 pages of a Web site. Sends a report by email.
Web Site Garage - Service station for Web sites includes performance diagnostics and browser compatibility tests. Check out the free monthly tune-up.
AnyBrowser.com - Your Source for Browser Compatibility Verification Improve your web site, check your HTML, browser compatibility & check for dead links. Improve ranking on search engines, increase hits & traffic
 
Meta Data Resources
HTML Clinic - Meta Tags - Explaining meta data and a free online Meta Tag Creator!
Web Site Garage - Meta tag information and meta tag generator.
How To Use HTML Meta Tags - Search Engine Watch Article describes use of meta tags and metadata to control a Web site's summary information in search engine results. Find links to resources.
WDVL - META Tagging for Search Engines Learn what tags are and how to use them to get search engines to list your site. Includes links to other references as well.

Site Resources for HTML, CSS and Accessibility Validation
Designing More Usable Web Sites Helpful index lists links to resources for creating accessible Web sites, including software and Web-based services.
Bobby - HTML Checker Web-based checker analyzes HTML for accessibility for people with disabilities. Simply enter the URL, and Bobby creates a report.
The Validator - From the Web Design Group (WDG). It uses the same engine as the W3C HTML Validator but produces easier to understand error messages. It also supports a wider variety of character encodings than the W3C validator.
HTML Help - From the Web Design Group (WDG). Use this site as a reference for a wide range of HTML related topics.
W3C Validation Service - checks HTML documents for conformance to W3C HTML and XHTML Recommendations and other HTML standards.
W3C CSS Validation Service - checks Cascading Style Sheets for conformance to W3C Recommendations and standards.
The Wave - A tool that helps people perform those tasks that require human judgment (e.g. "Does this ALT text a functional equivalent for this image?" "Does this reading order make sense?").
TOM - will convert graphical web pages into text-only pages, or hybrid text and graphics web pages. Tom is a web accessibility development tool, developed at the National Center for Supercomputing Applications
PDF to HTML Converter - Converts Adobe PDF documents on-the-fly to HTML, and returns the document immediately in your browser application.
Usable Web Collects links to sites covering usability and accessibility on the Web, and organizes them by topic.
Information about the Federal Section 508 compliance
Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 1.0 W3C Recommendation
WAI Quick Tips Reference Card - An introduction to the key concepts of acccessible web design.
WAI Checklist of Checkpoints for Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 1.0
WAI Evaluation, Repair, and Transformation Tools for Web Content Accessibility
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E-Mail:nancy.lilleberg@ndsu.nodak.edu
Nancy Lilleberg
Information Technology Services
IACC room 250
North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND 58105
Phone: (701) 231-7140