Are you…
- Looking to improve the accessibility of a UMBC site not hosted through WordPress?
- Looking to test how accessible your site is to a screen reader, or test your keyboard focus order?
- Looking to check your headers and heading order?
- Looking to test the accessibility of your site to users who are colorblind, visually impaired, or have dyslexia?
Then the Silktide browser extension is the tool for you!
The Silktide browser extension is available to use on Google Chrome or Microsoft Edge, and is available for free for anyone to use regardless of whether or not they have a Silktide account or a site currently being evaluated by the Silktide software.
What can the browser extension do?
- Over 200 accessibility checks, covering WCAG 2.0, 2.1 and 2.2, allowing you to perform a website accessibility audit
- Give you a detailed interactive report that highlights areas for improvement and allow you to learn how to fix accessibility issues with clear, easy-to-understand guidance
- Screen reader simulator, allowing you to experience the web as if you were blind or partially sighted and test your website’s compatibility with assistive technologies
- Color contrast checker, check any two on-page colors for accessible color contrast
- Focus order and landmarks, understand how keyboard navigation functions on each page
Need help learning how to use the tool?
This blog post from Silktide offers written and video instructions, breaking down how to use each section and understand the results.