PDF Documents

Adobe Acrobat Pro (2017) Accessibility Checker: This documentation from Adobe offers step by step instructions on how to run accessibility checks and fix errors.

How to Test and Remediate PDFs for Accessibility Using Adobe Acrobat DC: Video series from Section508.gov. featuring in-depth information on PDFs and their accessibility features. 

Word Documents

Accessibility Checker-MS Word:  This documentation from Microsoft offers instructions on using the software's accessibility checker tool and how to correct some of the problems commonly encountered. 

Web Pages

WAVE Web Accessibility Evaluation Tool: a service of WebAIM, WAVE is an evaluation tool to check the accessibility of websites.  Simply type in the URL and the site will produce a report of all accessibility issues.

Screen Readers

NVDA: NVDA, or NonVisual Desktop Access, is a free screen reader.  This can be used to check the reading order of your document or webpage, as well as elements such as alternative text and ordered lists.

JAWS: JAWS is the most widely-used screen reading technology on the market.  Much like NVDA, screen readers can help with determining if a document's reading order is correct and if certain elements are tagged correctly.  The drawback to JAWS is that there is a fee to use the software and the licensing can be expensive.   

• Using JAWS to Evaluate Accessibility, WebAIM:  a helpful cheat sheet for using and navigating via JAWS. 

VoiceOver: VoiceOver is the screen reader built into iOS enabled devices.  There are YouTube videos available on how to activate and use the service.