Web accessibility diagnosis tools

Enhancing the accessibility of Websites enables persons with visual disabilities, including persons with color blindness, to enjoy the benefits of the Internet in the same way as persons without such disabilities. Under the present circumstances, however, few Websites are sufficiently accessible. To promote enhancement of Website accessibility, Fujitsu developed Fujitsu Accessibility Assistance, which is a tool group that diagnoses the requirements specified in the Fujitsu Web Accessibility Guidelines. This tool group is intended for Web page designers and office workers involved in such work as creating presentation materials. It consists of three software products: Webinspector 4.0, ColorSelector 4.0, and ColorDoctor 1.0. Webinspector 4.0 diagnoses whether Web pages can be read by persons with visual disabilities, including persons with color blindness. ColorSelector 4.0 enables real-time selection of the most suitable combination of background color and character color. ColorDoctor 1.0 simulates the way the coloring of characters and video images is visible to persons with color blindness. This paper describes the current conditions of Website accessibility and introduces the Fujitsu Web Accessibility Guidelines on which this tool group is based. It also looks at the evaluation of criteria from the standpoint of persons with color blindness and introduces the functions of this tool group.