WAVE Evaluation Tool

Purpose

WAVE is a web accessibility evaluation tool developed by WebAIM.org. It provides visual feedback about the accessibility of your web content by injecting icons and indicators into your page.

Initiate

1.    Open URL of webpage you want to assess in Chrome.

2.    Click on the Chrome extension for the WAVE Evaluation Tool.

Navigate

3.    Click Details to read list of components that apply to the page.

4.    Click Info icon to learn what the error means, why it matters, and how to fix it.

5.    Click the Error icon to read the quick reference. 

6.    Expand the Code section to read the HTML related to the Error icon.