ToolCraft conventionFoundational

WAVE

Visual accessibility evaluation that annotates the page itself.

Definition

An evaluation tool that overlays icons and indicators directly onto the page, making structure, headings, landmarks and errors visible in place.

Craft convention. True because the industry converged on it. Breaking it costs familiarity, not correctness.

Good for

Same automated coverage limits as any scanner.

Each link says what the connection is, so you can tell a principle from an alternative from a thing people mix this up with.

These usually appear in the same screen or the same decision.

Adjacent territory, found through shared tags rather than a stated link.