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Accessible Web Publishing Wizard - This Accessibility Wizard simplifies the task of converting PowerPoint presentations, Word documents, and (in the future) Excel spreadsheets to accessible HTML through an easy-to-use user interface and automation of many of the details of conversion.

Adobe - Here is where you get information on Adobe accessibility and free tools such as Acrobat Reader and how to make your PDF's accessible.

CynthiaSays! is a web content accessibility validation solution, designed to identify errors in design related to Section 508 standards and the WCAG guidelines. This service is a free accessibility validation tester.

Hermish.com is a free web accessibility tool designed to help you bring your web site up to required standards outlined by The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C).

Macromedia - This is where you will find accessible Macromedia tools, such as plug-ins for Flash and Shockwave. Also available are accessibility extensions for Dreamweaver and free templates for building accessible websites.

MAGpie 2.01: A free tool for captioning and describing multimedia.

Microsoft - This is the starting point for Microsoft accessibility information such as step by step tutorials to introduce you to some of the most commonly used accessibility features.

STEP508 uses the output of accessibility evaluation tools (such as Bobby), Compares the results of these evaluations, identifies the errors that are most critical to fix to make your site accessible, and Tracks the progress of your accessibility repair efforts over time.

Vischeck - Vischeck is a way of showing you what things look like to someone who is color blind. You can try Vischeck online, run Vischeck on your own image files, or run Vischeck on a web page.



NOTICE: The information provided above is intended to serve as a quick resource to free online accessibility support information only, and not as an endorsement of any vendor product or service. The accuracy of information provided by external websites listed are the sole responsibility of the website from which the information came. The external websites are not related to section508.gov and do not bind the government, and may not be relied upon for litigation or other purposes.

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