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<h2 id="products-and-services">Products and services</h2> <p>WebAIM provides a number of web accessibility products and services.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:3" href="#fn:3"><sup>3</sup></a> The WAVE accessibility evaluation tool is administered by WebAIM. This free, online tool provides visual feedback of a page's <a href="/facts/Accessibility/hp9gz5GK">accessibility</a>. The WAVE Toolbar is also available as an extension for both Firefox & Chrome browsers. </p><p>WebAIM web accessibility services include accessibility training, web site monitoring & reporting, certification, consulting, accessible site design, and accessibility repairs. </p> <h2 id="community">Community</h2> <p>WebAIM administers an <a href="/facts/Online_community/ssx0TapC">online community</a> that focuses on web accessibility. Community resources include a newsletter, <a href="/facts/Blog/bb6awu2X">blog</a>, email discussion list, an onsite 2-day training, and <a href="/facts/RSS_(file_format)/WBAWrkdj">RSS</a> feeds. </p> <h2 id="resources">Resources</h2> <p>The WebAIM web site provides extensive information for <a href="/facts/Web_developer/Cd0mJftL">web developers</a>, <a href="/facts/Webmaster/n0RlfsYG">webmasters</a>, and others interested in accessibility of web content for the following disabilities: </p> <ul><li>visual disabilities - <a href="/facts/Blindness/sFuqKj3n">blindness</a>, <a href="/facts/Low_vision/sFuqKj3n">low vision</a>, and <a href="/facts/Color_blindness/02Taxf5C">color blindness</a></li> <li>motor disabilities - including <a href="/facts/Parkinson%27s_disease/xpekKj6x">Parkinson's disease</a>, <a href="/facts/Paraplegia/WEkLBbt9">paraplegia</a>, <a href="/facts/Muscular_dystrophy/uU5xD0h8">muscular dystrophy</a>, <a href="/facts/Cerebral_palsy/WTs1Ge0p">cerebral palsy</a>, <a href="/facts/Arthritis/IQ1wyf21">arthritis</a>, <a href="/facts/Stroke/DwpjdzY0">stroke</a>, etc.</li> <li>cognitive disabilities - including <a href="/facts/Dementia/T0MRDE9I">dementia</a>, <a href="/facts/Dyslexia/9xzu9tga">dyslexia</a>, <a href="/facts/Autism/6MTwMNoJ">autism</a>, <a href="/facts/Down_Syndrome/Y4XEQSMS">Down Syndrome</a>, <a href="/facts/Traumatic_brain_injury/DTq110vw">traumatic brain injury</a>, <a href="/facts/Attention_deficit_disorder/uSqjIyhd">attention deficit disorder</a>, or other functional disabilities that may impact ones ability in <a href="/facts/Memory/zucwQIEX">memory</a>, <a href="/facts/Problem-solving/9cuLz5pH">problem-solving</a>, <a href="/facts/Attention/pleJPaeQ">attention</a>, and reading, math, or visual <a href="/facts/Understanding/D8UXbWuJ">comprehension</a>.</li> <li><a href="/facts/Deafness/PT2xcLaX">deafness</a> and <a href="/facts/Hearing_impairment/7C78RpMP">hearing impairments</a>.</li></ul> <h2 id="see-also">See also</h2> <ul><li>Digital Accessibility Technologist</li></ul> <p>WebAIM Articles address a range of web accessibility topics, including: </p> <ul><li>Introduction to Web Accessibility</li> <li>How individuals with disabilities access and use the web</li> <li><a href="/facts/Assistive_technology/xYdAXG3y">Assistive technology</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Adobe_Flash/3Lrp9JuH">Adobe Flash</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/HTML/sSc3fT78">HTML</a> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Form_(HTML)/9Ivp2peo">Forms</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Framing_(World_Wide_Web)/DRFQgsvr">Frames</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/JavaScript/XhhIIEsl">JavaScript</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Ajax_(programming)/cS0P0whT">AJAX</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Cascading_Style_Sheets/tA90XBQo">Cascading Style Sheets</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Table_(HTML)/s4TKzjUP">Tables</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/facts/Rich_Media/4TnPQC4K">Rich Media</a> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Adobe_Acrobat/M2JSVARa">Adobe Acrobat</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Closed_captioning/VLJn5Wou">Closed captioning</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Adobe_Flash/3Lrp9JuH">Adobe Flash</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Microsoft_Word/HPSu5W4j">Microsoft Word</a> and <a href="/facts/Microsoft_PowerPoint/putuX423">PowerPoint</a></li></ul></li> <li>Evaluation, Testing, and Tools</li> <li>Standards and Laws <ul><li><a href="/facts/W3C/lGWmhF6M">W3C</a>'s <a href="/facts/Web_Content_Accessibility_Guidelines/VuQclzWW">Web Content Accessibility Guidelines</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Section_508/b4TVnEqy">Section 508</a></li> <li>International laws</li></ul></li> <li>Policy, Coordination, and Training</li></ul> <h2 id="external-links">External links</h2> <ul><li><a href="http://wave.webaim.org/">WAVE Accessibility Evaluation Tool</a></li> <li><a href="http://wave.webaim.org/extension/">WAVE Toolbar Extension</a></li></ul> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>Lauren Weber and Hannah Recht (2022-12-01). "Medical bills remain inaccessible for many visually impaired Americans". npr.org. NPR. Retrieved 2022-12-26. The errors, which KHN identified with the help of a tool created by WebAIM, a nonprofit web-accessibility organization, include webpage coding that would make it difficult for a blind customer using screen reader technology to shop for a health plan or find an in-network doctor. <a href="https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2022/12/01/1139730806/blind-disability-accessibility-medical-bills" target="_blank">https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2022/12/01/1139730806/blind-disability-accessibility-medical-bills</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:2"><p>Vaughn, Cheryl (2022-11-21). "How to Darken Text in PDF Files and Make Them Readable". makeuseof.com. MakeUseOf. Retrieved 2022-12-26. We also recommend using WebAIM's free contrast checker tool to analyze the contrast ratios in your documents and images. <a href="https://www.makeuseof.com/darken-text-in-pdf-files/" target="_blank">https://www.makeuseof.com/darken-text-in-pdf-files/</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:3"><p>McCandless, Julia (September 2016). "Website Accessibility: Why There's Still Work to be Done on Government Portals". Government Technology. Retrieved 2017-04-04. <a href="http://www.govtech.com/internet/Website-Accessibility-Why-Theres-Still-Work-to-be-Done.html" target="_blank">http://www.govtech.com/internet/Website-Accessibility-Why-Theres-Still-Work-to-be-Done.html</a> <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> </ol>