Hermish

Wednesday, June 23rd, 2004 at 2:13 PM | Category: Meryl's Notes Blog No comments

Hermish is an accessibility tool that checks Web pages for accessibility issues. This is easier to use than Bobby. Not only does it check accessibility, but also it checks reading ease.

The only drawback is it doesn’t point out where the errors are located. It highlights all <img> whether or not there is a problem. I believe the one where I have a missing alt is in a code that isn’t my own and I don’t want to screw with it. However, I did correct it. It passed in Bobby and it still fails in Hermish.

When clicking on point to understand the issue, the explanation is brief and to the point.

<style> and <script> both point to 1.1, which is <img>. 1.1 talks about <img> and nothing else. Looks like a bug. Also, I suggest using a different color other than red for highlighting. Red is associated with errors and the highlights aren’t necessarily errors.

I’ve used a few accessibility checkers and each has its strengths and weaknesses. Hermish is good quality and helps reduce the number of non-compliant instances. This page does pass Priority 1 and Section 508 checks.

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