Checking for Web accessibility

The Web accessibility checker consists of two parts: a validator and a repair program. The validator finds any accessibility problems in a project. The repair program fixes the problems reported by the validator.
Prerequisite: Install and register a Web accessibility checker.

A Web accessibility checker is not provided by this product. Providers of Web accessibility checkers can add their own functions to check Web accessibility issues in a project.

To check your Web pages for Web accessibility:
  1. From the main menu, click Window > Preferences to open the Preferences dialog box.
  2. Click Validation to open the Validation page.
  3. On the Validation page, click the Web Accessibility Validator to enable the validator.
  4. Click Apply to save your changes.
  5. In the Preferences dialog box, expand Validation and select Web Accessibility to open the Web Accessibility page.
  6. Select the validators that you want to run when you check Web accessibility.
  7. Click OK to save your changes.
  8. In the Project Explorer view, select your Web project.
  9. Right-click your Web project and select Validate from the pop-up menu. The Web Accessibility Checker runs and the Accessibility Check dialog box displays any accessibility problems.
Related tasks
Creating headings and paragraph elements
Validating HTML syntax
Checking spelling in Web pages
Inserting external files into Web pages
Enabling bidirectional languages for Web pages

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