Rational Policy Tester Accessibility Edition

IBM Rational Policy Tester Accessibility Edition helps ensure Web site accessibility to all users by monitoring for over 170 comprehensive accessibility checks. It helps determine the site's level of compliance with government standards, including the U.S. government's Section 508 and guidelines such as the World Wide Web Consortium's Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (W3C WCAG), the UK's Disability Discrimination Act, and France's AccessiWeb.

• Reduces online risk by isolating accessibility compliance issues

• Increases online trust by managing the issues that lead to customer mistrust

• Manages regulatory and internal compliance of the online channel

• Reduces costs through automation of manual tasks

• Provides visibility and control of the online channel

• Minimizes risk exposure through Web technology consolidation

• Provides faster remediation by identifying issues more quickly than manual tracking, and reduces the risk of human error

Accessibility module reports include:

- W3C WCAG Issues Report identifies accessibility issues encountered when Web pages are tested against the W3C’s Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 1.0. Using the information in this report, you can isolate and repair instances of a specific accessibility issue or group of accessibility issues relating to a 1.0 Priority level.

- Section 508 Issues Report identifies accessibility issues encountered when web pages are tested against the U.S. Section 508 guidelines. This information can be used to isolate and repair instances of a specific U.S. Section 508 accessibility issue.

- AccessiWeb Report identifies accessibility issues encountered when web pages are tested against the French AccessiWeb standard. AccessiWeb criteria are divided into three categories of severity: Bronze, Silver and Gold and can be reviewed by criteria, page or check.

• Custom Accessibility Guidelines Report identifies accessibility issues you want reported. This enables you to see reports that are applicable to your accessibility policies.