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Assistive technologies are the new norm for web design. Once responsive design<\/a> went mainstream it was quickly obvious to designers that supporting more users is a necessity.<\/p>\n

But there\u2019s a lot of work to do for web accessibility<\/strong>. This is a huge topic and not something you can pick up without handy tools.<\/p>\n

Tota11y<\/a> is a free toolkit for visualizing your website\u2019s accessibility problems<\/strong>. This works right in the browser so you can just load up the toolkit, click around your site (or any site!) to find accessibility recommendations.<\/p>\n

Read Also:<\/strong> Designer\u2019s Guide to the Basics of Web Accessibility Design<\/a><\/p>\n

\"tota11y<\/a><\/figure>\n

This works as a JavaScript library that can be plugged into any page. You could also run it manually on live sites<\/strong> through Chrome DevTools<\/a>, but that\u2019s not always useful unless you\u2019re working on someone else\u2019s site.<\/p>\n

Tota11y adds a small toolbar onto your page and runs dynamically across the entire DOM. Whenever you click an element you\u2019ll get a small expanding box<\/strong> with details covering accessibility problems.<\/p>\n

One thing I really like about Tota11y is the clear language<\/strong> used with each callout box. Most of the WAI-ARIA documentation feels like reading tax codes. Great for putting yourself to sleep, not so great for debugging a website.<\/p>\n

With this library, you\u2019ll find problems and solutions written in plain English<\/strong>. So much easier to consume and the solutions are quick.<\/p>\n

If you visit the main page<\/a> you\u2019ll find a demo of Tota11y running on the site. It\u2019s the small black tab located in the lower-left corner of the screen. Just click that for an expanded view covering all the main page elements.<\/p>\n

\"tota11y<\/a><\/figure>\n

The whole thing is opensourced under the MIT license so it\u2019s really easy to work with.<\/p>\n

You can grab a copy on GitHub<\/a> and use it for pretty much anything. Tota11y also comes with a bunch of plugins<\/a> you can extend onto the main script. These add functionality for checking more detailed accessibility concerns<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

If you\u2019re big into accessibility testing then you\u2019ll absolutely want a copy of this script in your toolbox.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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