Evaluation Tools

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A Prompt (Accessibility Prompt)
This software tool is designed to evaluate Web pages for accessibility barriers and then provide developers with a fast and easy way to make the necessary repairs.
http://aprompt.snow.utoronto.ca/

Barrier Free Education
This is a list of calculators with a range of special features for disabilities. Users can search by description or features.
http://barrier-free.arch.gatech.edu/Tools/calc.html#features

Bobby
An online domain that analyzes Web sites using the U.S. Federal Government's Section 508 guidelines.
http://www.cast.org/bobby/

Mid-Atlantic Regional Technology in Education Consortium (MARTEC)
This site hosts The Educational Software Preview Center, and provides educational software previews to support teachers integrating technology into the curriculum. The online catalogue includes a searchable database of software with practitioner reviews and integration advice. The review criteria will include accessibility features in the near future.
http://www.temple.edu/martec/previewc.html

EvaluTech, from the Southern Regional Education Board
This is a searchable database containing more than 7000 reviews of instructional materials recommended for classroom use in kindergarten through grade 12. Trained reviewers evaluate computer software, audio/visual materials, CD-ROM-based reference databases, websites, and print materials.
http://www.evalutech.sreb.org