<?xml version="1.0"?><?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="/rss.xsl"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>AccCheck Wiki &amp; Documentation Rss Feed</title><link>http://www.codeplex.com/AccCheck/Wiki/View.aspx?title=Home</link><description>AccCheck Wiki Rss Description</description><item><title>Updated Wiki: Home</title><link>http://acccheck.codeplex.com/wikipage?version=20</link><description>&lt;div class="wikidoc"&gt;&lt;b&gt;AccChecker version 2.0 is now published.&lt;/b&gt;  It includes significant improvements.  You can download the binaries from the &lt;a href="http://acccheck.codeplex.com/releases/view/46527" class="externalLink"&gt;Releases&lt;span class="externalLinkIcon"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt; location.  The latest source code is also &lt;a href="http://acccheck.codeplex.com/SourceControl/list/changesets" class="externalLink"&gt;available&lt;span class="externalLinkIcon"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;UI Accessibility Checker (or AccChecker) enables testers to easily discover accessibility problems with Microsoft Active Accessibility (MSAA) and other User Interfaces (UI) implementations for Windows.  AccChecker was born from the realization that existing Windows Automation API tools, such as Inspect, provided in-depth details on the implementation, but no information whether that implementation is correct or not.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;AccChecker comes in three modes – a Graphical User Interface (GUI) tool for the initial investigations of UIs, a set of simple APIs for easily creating automatic test cases, and a command-line tool for batch processing.  Using the GUI tool, a tester can easily scan a UI and review the list of errors and warnings.  Then, using the per-issue documentation, the tester can determine why each particular issue has occurred, what the implications may be on users with disabilities, and how to fix the issue.  Once all issues have been fixed, the tester can use the APIs to create regression tests.  Finally, if the APIs cannot be used for any reason, the tester can use the command-line mode of the tool to create tests in a batch file.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;AccChecker uses a plug-in architecture, which allows 3rd party developers to create additional verifications.  The verifications provided in AccChecker out-of-the-box include:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Verifications for MSAA and UIA&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Verifications for the MSAA and UIA tree integrity, such as child-parent relationships or bounding rectangles&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Verification for keyboard navigation by tabbing&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;A simplified screen reader which shows the textual information available to a real screen reader&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;AccChecker source code and binaries are published as a contribution from Microsoft to the Accessibility Interoperability Alliance.  The license under which AccChecker is published should allow 3rd party companies to use the code for any purpose, such as porting the tool to other operating systems, or incorporating portions of the code in independent products.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Resources:&lt;/b&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://msdn.microsoft.com/accessibility/" class="externalLink"&gt;Microsoft Accessibility Developer Center&lt;span class="externalLinkIcon"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd561932(VS.85).aspx" class="externalLink"&gt;MSDN Reference for Windows Automation API&lt;span class="externalLinkIcon"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.accessinteropalliance.org" class="externalLink"&gt;Accessibility Interoperability Alliance&lt;span class="externalLinkIcon"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="ClearBoth"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><author>AccChecker</author><pubDate>Fri, 04 Jun 2010 03:17:14 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">Updated Wiki: Home 20100604031714A</guid></item><item><title>Updated Wiki: Home</title><link>http://acccheck.codeplex.com/wikipage?version=19</link><description>&lt;div class="wikidoc"&gt;&lt;b&gt;AccChecker version 2.0 is now published.&lt;/b&gt;  It includes significant improvements.  You can download the binaries from the &lt;a href="http://acccheck.codeplex.com/releases/view/46527" class="externalLink"&gt;Releases&lt;span class="externalLinkIcon"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt; location.  The latest source code is also &lt;a href="http://acccheck.codeplex.com/SourceControl/list/changesets" class="externalLink"&gt;available&lt;span class="externalLinkIcon"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;UI Accessibility Checker (or AccChecker) enables testers to easily discover accessibility problems with Microsoft Active Accessibility (MSAA) and other User Interfaces (UI) implementations for Windows.  AccChecker was born from the realization that existing Windows Automation API tools, such as Inspect, provided in-depth details on the implementation, but no information whether that implementation is correct or not.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;AccChecker comes in three modes – a Graphical User Interface (GUI) tool for the initial investigations of UIs, a set of simple APIs for easily creating automatic test cases, and a command-line tool for batch processing.  Using the GUI tool, a tester can easily scan a UI and review the list of errors and warnings.  Then, using the per-issue documentation, the tester can determine why each particular issue has occurred, what the implications may be on users with disabilities, and how to fix the issue.  Once all issues have been fixed, the tester can use the APIs to create regression tests.  Finally, if the APIs cannot be used for any reason, the tester can use the command-line mode of the tool to create tests in a batch file.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;AccChecker uses a plug-in architecture, which allows 3rd party developers to create additional verifications.  The verifications provided in AccChecker out-of-the-box include:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Verifications for MSAA and UIA&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Verifications for the MSAA and UIA tree integrity, such as child-parent relationships or bounding rectangles&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Verification for keyboard navigation by tabbing&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;A simplified screen reader which shows the textual information available to a real screen reader&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;AccChecker source code and binaries are published as a contribution from Microsoft to the Accessibility Interoperability Alliance.  The license under which AccChecker is published should allow 3rd party companies to use the code for any purpose, such as porting the tool to other operating systems, or incorporating portions of the code in independent products.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Resources:&lt;/b&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://msdn.microsoft.com/accessibility/" class="externalLink"&gt;Microsoft Accessibility Developer Center&lt;span class="externalLinkIcon"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd561932(VS.85).aspx" class="externalLink"&gt;MSDN Reference for Windows Automation API (MSSA and UIA)&lt;span class="externalLinkIcon"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.accessinteropalliance.org" class="externalLink"&gt;Accessibility Interoperability Alliance&lt;span class="externalLinkIcon"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="ClearBoth"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><author>AccChecker</author><pubDate>Fri, 04 Jun 2010 03:14:15 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">Updated Wiki: Home 20100604031415A</guid></item><item><title>Updated Wiki: Home</title><link>http://acccheck.codeplex.com/wikipage?version=18</link><description>&lt;div class="wikidoc"&gt;&lt;b&gt;IMPORTANT UPDATE:&lt;/b&gt;  AccChecker version 2.0 is now published.  It includes significant improvements.  You can download the binaries from the &lt;a href="http://acccheck.codeplex.com/releases/view/46527" class="externalLink"&gt;Releases&lt;span class="externalLinkIcon"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt; location.  The latest source code is also &lt;a href="http://acccheck.codeplex.com/SourceControl/list/changesets" class="externalLink"&gt;available&lt;span class="externalLinkIcon"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;UI Accessibility Checker (or AccChecker) enables testers to easily discover accessibility problems with Microsoft Active Accessibility (MSAA) and other User Interfaces (UI) implementations for Windows.  AccChecker was born from the realization that existing Windows Automation API tools, such as Inspect, provided in-depth details on the implementation, but no information whether that implementation is correct or not.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;AccChecker comes in three modes – a Graphical User Interface (GUI) tool for the initial investigations of UIs, a set of simple APIs for easily creating automatic test cases, and a command-line tool for batch processing.  Using the GUI tool, a tester can easily scan a UI and review the list of errors and warnings.  Then, using the per-issue documentation, the tester can determine why each particular issue has occurred, what the implications may be on users with disabilities, and how to fix the issue.  Once all issues have been fixed, the tester can use the APIs to create regression tests.  Finally, if the APIs cannot be used for any reason, the tester can use the command-line mode of the tool to create tests in a batch file.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;AccChecker uses a plug-in architecture, which allows 3rd party developers to create additional verifications.  The verifications provided in AccChecker out-of-the-box include:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Verifications for MSAA and UIA&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Verifications for the MSAA and UIA tree integrity, such as child-parent relationships or bounding rectangles&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Verification for keyboard navigation by tabbing&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;A simplified screen reader which shows the textual information available to a real screen reader&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;AccChecker source code and binaries are published as a contribution from Microsoft to the Accessibility Interoperability Alliance.  The license under which AccChecker is published should allow 3rd party companies to use the code for any purpose, such as porting the tool to other operating systems, or incorporating portions of the code in independent products.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Resources:&lt;/b&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://msdn.microsoft.com/accessibility/" class="externalLink"&gt;Microsoft Accessibility Developer Center&lt;span class="externalLinkIcon"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd561932(VS.85).aspx" class="externalLink"&gt;MSDN Reference for Windows Automation API (MSSA and UIA)&lt;span class="externalLinkIcon"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.accessinteropalliance.org" class="externalLink"&gt;Accessibility Interoperability Alliance&lt;span class="externalLinkIcon"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="ClearBoth"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><author>AccChecker</author><pubDate>Fri, 04 Jun 2010 03:13:56 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">Updated Wiki: Home 20100604031356A</guid></item><item><title>Updated Wiki: Home</title><link>http://acccheck.codeplex.com/wikipage?version=17</link><description>&lt;div class="wikidoc"&gt;&lt;b&gt;IMPORTANT UPDATE:&lt;/b&gt;  AccChecker version 2.0 is now published.  It includes important updates, including support for Windows XP and Server 2003.  You can download the updated binaries from the &lt;a href="http://acccheck.codeplex.com/releases/view/46527" class="externalLink"&gt;Releases&lt;span class="externalLinkIcon"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt; location.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;UI Accessibility Checker (or AccChecker) enables testers to easily discover accessibility problems with Microsoft Active Accessibility (MSAA) and other User Interfaces (UI) implementations for Windows.  AccChecker was born from the realization that existing Windows Automation API tools, such as Inspect, provided in-depth details on the implementation, but no information whether that implementation is correct or not.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;AccChecker comes in three modes – a Graphical User Interface (GUI) tool for the initial investigations of UIs, a set of simple APIs for easily creating automatic test cases, and a command-line tool for batch processing.  Using the GUI tool, a tester can easily scan a UI and review the list of errors and warnings.  Then, using the per-issue documentation, the tester can determine why each particular issue has occurred, what the implications may be on users with disabilities, and how to fix the issue.  Once all issues have been fixed, the tester can use the APIs to create regression tests.  Finally, if the APIs cannot be used for any reason, the tester can use the command-line mode of the tool to create tests in a batch file.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;AccChecker uses a plug-in architecture, which allows 3rd party developers to create additional verifications.  The verifications provided in AccChecker out-of-the-box include:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Verifications for MSAA and UIA&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Verifications for the MSAA and UIA tree integrity, such as child-parent relationships or bounding rectangles&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Verification for keyboard navigation by tabbing&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;A simplified screen reader which shows the textual information available to a real screen reader&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;AccChecker source code and binaries are published as a contribution from Microsoft to the Accessibility Interoperability Alliance.  The license under which AccChecker is published should allow 3rd party companies to use the code for any purpose, such as porting the tool to other operating systems, or incorporating portions of the code in independent products.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Resources:&lt;/b&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://msdn.microsoft.com/accessibility/" class="externalLink"&gt;Microsoft Accessibility Developer Center&lt;span class="externalLinkIcon"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd561932(VS.85).aspx" class="externalLink"&gt;MSDN Reference for Windows Automation API (MSSA and UIA)&lt;span class="externalLinkIcon"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.accessinteropalliance.org" class="externalLink"&gt;Accessibility Interoperability Alliance&lt;span class="externalLinkIcon"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="ClearBoth"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><author>AccChecker</author><pubDate>Fri, 04 Jun 2010 03:12:02 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">Updated Wiki: Home 20100604031202A</guid></item><item><title>Updated Wiki: Home</title><link>http://acccheck.codeplex.com/wikipage?version=16</link><description>&lt;div class="wikidoc"&gt;&lt;b&gt;IMPORTANT UPDATE:&lt;/b&gt;  AccChecker version 1.1 is now published.  It includes important updates, including support for Windows XP and Server 2003.  You can download the updated binaries from the &lt;a href="http://www.codeplex.com/Release/ProjectReleases.aspx?ProjectName=AccCheck&amp;amp;ReleaseId=13621" class="externalLink"&gt;Releases&lt;span class="externalLinkIcon"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt; location.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;UI Accessibility Checker (or AccChecker) enables testers to easily discover accessibility problems with Microsoft Active Accessibility (MSAA) and other User Interfaces (UI) implementations for Windows.  AccChecker was born from the realization that existing Windows Automation API tools, such as Inspect, provided in-depth details on the implementation, but no information whether that implementation is correct or not.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;AccChecker comes in three modes – a Graphical User Interface (GUI) tool for the initial investigations of UIs, a set of simple APIs for easily creating automatic test cases, and a command-line tool for batch processing.  Using the GUI tool, a tester can easily scan a UI and review the list of errors and warnings.  Then, using the per-issue documentation, the tester can determine why each particular issue has occurred, what the implications may be on users with disabilities, and how to fix the issue.  Once all issues have been fixed, the tester can use the APIs to create regression tests.  Finally, if the APIs cannot be used for any reason, the tester can use the command-line mode of the tool to create tests in a batch file.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;AccChecker uses a plug-in architecture, which allows 3rd party developers to create additional verifications.  The verifications provided in AccChecker out-of-the-box include:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Verifications for MSAA and UIA&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Verifications for the MSAA and UIA tree integrity, such as child-parent relationships or bounding rectangles&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Verification for keyboard navigation by tabbing&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;A simplified screen reader which shows the textual information available to a real screen reader&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;AccChecker source code and binaries are published as a contribution from Microsoft to the Accessibility Interoperability Alliance.  The license under which AccChecker is published should allow 3rd party companies to use the code for any purpose, such as porting the tool to other operating systems, or incorporating portions of the code in independent products.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Resources:&lt;/b&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://msdn.microsoft.com/accessibility/" class="externalLink"&gt;Microsoft Accessibility Developer Center&lt;span class="externalLinkIcon"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd561932(VS.85).aspx" class="externalLink"&gt;MSDN Reference for Windows Automation API (MSSA and UIA)&lt;span class="externalLinkIcon"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.accessinteropalliance.org" class="externalLink"&gt;Accessibility Interoperability Alliance&lt;span class="externalLinkIcon"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="ClearBoth"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><author>AccChecker</author><pubDate>Thu, 03 Jun 2010 22:58:46 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">Updated Wiki: Home 20100603105846P</guid></item><item><title>UPDATED WIKI: Home</title><link>http://www.codeplex.com/AccCheck/Wiki/View.aspx?title=Home&amp;version=15</link><description>&lt;div class="wikidoc"&gt;
&lt;b&gt;IMPORTANT UPDATE:&lt;/b&gt;  AccChecker version 1.1 is now published.  It includes important updates, including support for Windows XP and Server 2003.  You can download the updated binaries from the &lt;a href="http://www.codeplex.com/Release/ProjectReleases.aspx?ProjectName=AccCheck&amp;amp;ReleaseId=13621" class="externalLink"&gt;Releases&lt;span class="externalLinkIcon"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt; location.&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;UI Accessibility Checker (or AccChecker) enables testers without prior experience to easily discover accessibility problems with Microsoft Active Accessibility (MSAA) and other User Interfaces (UI) implementations for Windows.  AccChecker was born from the realization that existing MSAA tools, such as Inspect or AccExplorer, provided in-depth details on the implementation, but no information whether that implementation is correct or not.&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;AccChecker comes in three modes – a Graphical User Interface (GUI) tool for the initial investigations of UIs, a set of simple APIs for easily creating automatic test cases, and a command-line tool for batch processing.  Using the GUI tool, a tester can easily scan a UI and review the list of errors and warnings.  Then, using the per-issue documentation, the tester can determine why each particular issue has occurred, what the implications may be on users with disabilities, and how to fix the issue.  Once all issues have been fixed, the tester can use the APIs to create regression tests.  Finally, if the APIs cannot be used for any reason, the tester can use the command-line mode of the tool to create tests in a batch file.&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;AccChecker uses a plug-in architecture, which allows 3rd party developers to create additional verifications.  The verifications provided in AccChecker out-of-the-box include:&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Verifications for accessible Name, Role, and State&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Verifications for the MSAA tree integrity, such as child-parent relationships or bounding rectangles&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Verification for keyboard navigation by tabbing&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;A simplified screen reader which shows the textual information available to a real screen reader&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt; &lt;br /&gt;AccChecker source code and binaries are published as a contribution from Microsoft to the Accessibility Interoperability Alliance.  The license under which AccChecker is published should allow 3rd party companies to use the code for any purpose, such as porting the tool to other operating systems, or incorporating portions of the code in independent products.&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Resources:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://msdn.microsoft.com/accessibility/" class="externalLink"&gt;Microsoft Accessibility Developer Center&lt;span class="externalLinkIcon"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa163285.aspx" class="externalLink"&gt;MSDN Reference for MSAA&lt;span class="externalLinkIcon"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.accessinteropalliance.org" class="externalLink"&gt;Accessibility Interoperability Alliance&lt;span class="externalLinkIcon"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;</description><author>AccChecker</author><pubDate>Wed, 21 May 2008 16:34:24 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">UPDATED WIKI: Home 20080521043424P</guid></item><item><title>UPDATED WIKI: Home</title><link>http://www.codeplex.com/AccCheck/Wiki/View.aspx?title=Home&amp;version=14</link><description>&lt;div class="wikidoc"&gt;
&lt;b&gt;IMPORTANT UPDATE:&lt;/b&gt;  AccChecker version 1.1 is now published.  It includes important updates, including support for Windows XP and Server 2003.  You can download the updated binaries from the &lt;a href="http://www.codeplex.com/Release/ProjectReleases.aspx?ProjectName=AccCheck&amp;amp;ReleaseId=13621" class="externalLink"&gt;Releases&lt;span class="externalLinkIcon"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt; location.&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;UI Accessibility Checker (or AccChecker) enables testers without prior experience to easily discover accessibility problems with Microsoft Active Accessibility (MSAA) and other User Interfaces (UI) implementations for Windows.  AccChecker was born from the realization that existing MSAA tools, such as Inspect or AccExplorer, provided in-depth details on the implementation, but no information whether that implementation is correct or not.&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;AccChecker comes in three modes – a Graphical User Interface (GUI) tool for the initial investigations of UIs, a set of simple APIs for easily creating automatic test cases, and a command-line tool for batch processing.  Using the GUI tool, a tester can easily scan a UI and review the list of errors and warnings.  Then, using the per-issue documentation, the tester can determine why each particular issue has occurred, what the implications may be on users with disabilities, and how to fix the issue.  Once all issues have been fixed, the tester can use the APIs to create regression tests.  Finally, if the APIs cannot be used for any reason, the tester can use the command-line mode of the tool to create tests in a batch file.&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;AccChecker uses a plug-in architecture, which allows 3rd party developers to create additional verifications.  The verifications provided in AccChecker out-of-the-box include:&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Verifications for accessible Name, Role, and State&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Verifications for the MSAA tree integrity, such as child-parent relationships or bounding rectangles&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Verification for keyboard navigation by tabbing&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;A simplified screen reader which shows the textual information available to a real screen reader&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt; &lt;br /&gt;AccChecker source code and binaries are published as a contribution from Microsoft to the Accessibility Interoperability Alliance.  The license under which AccChecker is published should allow 3rd party companies to use the code for any purpose, such as porting the tool to other operating systems, or incorporating portions of the code in independent products.&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Resources:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://msdn.microsoft.com/accessibility/" class="externalLink"&gt;Microsoft Accessibility Developer Center&lt;span class="externalLinkIcon"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa163285.aspx" class="externalLink"&gt;MSDN Reference for MSAA&lt;span class="externalLinkIcon"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.accessinteropalliance.org" class="externalLink"&gt;Accessibility Interoperability Alliance&lt;span class="externalLinkIcon"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;</description><author>AccChecker</author><pubDate>Wed, 21 May 2008 16:33:27 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">UPDATED WIKI: Home 20080521043327P</guid></item><item><title>UPDATED WIKI: Home</title><link>http://www.codeplex.com/AccCheck/Wiki/View.aspx?title=Home&amp;version=13</link><description>&lt;div class="wikidoc"&gt;
UI Accessibility Checker (or AccChecker) enables testers without prior experience to easily discover accessibility problems with Microsoft Active Accessibility (MSAA) and other User Interfaces (UI) implementations for Windows.  AccChecker was born from the realization that existing MSAA tools, such as Inspect or AccExplorer, provided in-depth details on the implementation, but no information whether that implementation is correct or not.&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;AccChecker comes in three modes – a Graphical User Interface (GUI) tool for the initial investigations of UIs, a set of simple APIs for easily creating automatic test cases, and a command-line tool for batch processing.  Using the GUI tool, a tester can easily scan a UI and review the list of errors and warnings.  Then, using the per-issue documentation, the tester can determine why each particular issue has occurred, what the implications may be on users with disabilities, and how to fix the issue.  Once all issues have been fixed, the tester can use the APIs to create regression tests.  Finally, if the APIs cannot be used for any reason, the tester can use the command-line mode of the tool to create tests in a batch file.&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;AccChecker uses a plug-in architecture, which allows 3rd party developers to create additional verifications.  The verifications provided in AccChecker out-of-the-box include:&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Verifications for accessible Name, Role, and State&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Verifications for the MSAA tree integrity, such as child-parent relationships or bounding rectangles&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Verification for keyboard navigation by tabbing&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;A simplified screen reader which shows the textual information available to a real screen reader&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt; &lt;br /&gt;AccChecker source code and binaries are published as a contribution from Microsoft to the Accessibility Interoperability Alliance.  The license under which AccChecker is published should allow 3rd party companies to use the code for any purpose, such as porting the tool to other operating systems, or incorporating portions of the code in independent products.&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Resources:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://msdn.microsoft.com/accessibility/" class="externalLink"&gt;Microsoft Accessibility Developer Center&lt;span class="externalLinkIcon"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa163285.aspx" class="externalLink"&gt;MSDN Reference for MSAA&lt;span class="externalLinkIcon"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.accessinteropalliance.org" class="externalLink"&gt;Accessibility Interoperability Alliance&lt;span class="externalLinkIcon"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;</description><author>AccChecker</author><pubDate>Wed, 02 Apr 2008 15:52:42 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">UPDATED WIKI: Home 20080402035242P</guid></item><item><title>UPDATED WIKI: Home</title><link>http://www.codeplex.com/AccCheck/Wiki/View.aspx?title=Home&amp;version=12</link><description>&lt;div class="wikidoc"&gt;
UI Accessibility Checker (or AccChecker) enables testers without prior experience to easily discover accessibility problems with Microsoft Active Accessibility (MSAA) and other User Interfaces (UI) implementations.  AccChecker was born from the realization that existing MSAA tools, such as Inspect or AccExplorer, provided in-depth details on the implementation, but no information whether that implementation is correct or not.&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;AccChecker comes in three modes – a Graphical User Interface (GUI) tool for the initial investigations of UIs, a set of simple APIs for easily creating automatic test cases, and a command-line tool for batch processing.  Using the GUI tool, a tester can easily scan a UI and review the list of errors and warnings.  Then, using the per-issue documentation, the tester can determine why each particular issue has occurred, what the implications may be on users with disabilities, and how to fix the issue.  Once all issues have been fixed, the tester can use the APIs to create regression tests.  Finally, if the APIs cannot be used for any reason, the tester can use the command-line mode of the tool to create tests in a batch file.&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;AccChecker uses a plug-in architecture, which allows 3rd party developers to create additional verifications.  The verifications provided in AccChecker out-of-the-box include:&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Verifications for accessible Name, Role, and State&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Verifications for the MSAA tree integrity, such as child-parent relationships or bounding rectangles&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Verification for keyboard navigation by tabbing&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;A simplified screen reader which shows the textual information available to a real screen reader&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt; &lt;br /&gt;AccChecker source code and binaries are published as a contribution from Microsoft to the Accessibility Interoperability Alliance.  The license under which AccChecker is published should allow 3rd party companies to use the code for any purpose, such as porting the tool to other operating systems, or incorporating portions of the code in independent products.&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Resources:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://msdn.microsoft.com/accessibility/" class="externalLink"&gt;Microsoft Accessibility Developer Center&lt;span class="externalLinkIcon"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa163285.aspx" class="externalLink"&gt;MSDN Reference for MSAA&lt;span class="externalLinkIcon"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.accessinteropalliance.org" class="externalLink"&gt;Accessibility Interoperability Alliance&lt;span class="externalLinkIcon"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;</description><author>AccChecker</author><pubDate>Thu, 13 Mar 2008 23:46:46 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">UPDATED WIKI: Home 20080313114646P</guid></item><item><title>UPDATED WIKI: Home</title><link>http://www.codeplex.com/AccCheck/Wiki/View.aspx?title=Home&amp;version=11</link><description>&lt;div class="wikidoc"&gt;
UI Accessibility Checker (or AccChecker) is a tool that enables testers without prior experience in accessibility to easily discover problems with Microsoft Active Accessibility (MSAA) and other accessibility problems in User Interfaces (UI) implementations.  AccChecker was born from the realization that existing MSAA tools, such as Inspect or AccExplorer, provided in-depth details on the implementation, but no information whether that implementation is correct or not.&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;AccChecker comes in three modes – a Graphical User Interface (GUI) tool for the initial investigations of UIs, a set of simple APIs for easily creating automatic test cases, and a command-line tool for batch processing.  Using the GUI tool, a tester can easily scan a UI and review the list of errors and warnings.  Then, using the per-issue documentation, the tester can determine why each particular issue has occurred, what the implications may be on users with disabilities, and how to fix the issue.  Once all issues have been fixed, the tester can use the APIs to create regression tests.  Finally, if the APIs cannot be used for any reason, the tester can use the command-line mode of the tool to create tests in a batch file.&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;AccChecker uses a plug-in architecture, which allows 3rd party developers to create additional verifications.  The verifications provided in AccChecker out-of-the-box include:&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Verifications for accessible Name, Role, and State&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Verifications for the MSAA tree integrity, such as child-parent relationships or bounding rectangles&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Verification for keyboard navigation by tabbing&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;A simplified screen reader which shows the textual information available to a real screen reader&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt; &lt;br /&gt;AccChecker source code and binaries are published as a contribution from Microsoft to the Accessibility Interoperability Alliance.  The license under which AccChecker is published should allow 3rd party companies to use the code for any purpose, such as porting the tool to other operating systems, or incorporating portions of the code in independent products.&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Resources:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://msdn.microsoft.com/accessibility/" class="externalLink"&gt;Microsoft Accessibility Developer Center&lt;span class="externalLinkIcon"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa163285.aspx" class="externalLink"&gt;MSDN Reference for MSAA&lt;span class="externalLinkIcon"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.accessinteropalliance.org" class="externalLink"&gt;Accessibility Interoperability Alliance&lt;span class="externalLinkIcon"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;</description><author>AccChecker</author><pubDate>Thu, 13 Mar 2008 23:06:14 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">UPDATED WIKI: Home 20080313110614P</guid></item><item><title>UPDATED WIKI: Home</title><link>http://www.codeplex.com/AccCheck/Wiki/View.aspx?title=Home&amp;version=10</link><description>&lt;div class="wikidoc"&gt;
UI Accessibility Checker (or AccChecker) is a tool that enables testers without prior experience in accessibility to easily discover problems with Microsoft Active Accessibility (MSAA) and other accessibility problems in User Interfaces (UI) implementations.  AccChecker was born from the realization that existing MSAA tools, such as Inspect or AccExplorer, provided in-depth details on the implementation, but no information whether that implementation is correct or not.&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;AccChecker comes in three modes – a Graphical User Interface (GUI) tool for the initial investigations of UIs, a set of simple APIs for easily creating automatic test cases, and a command-line tool for batch processing.  Using the GUI tool, a tester can easily scan a UI and review the list of errors and warnings.  Then, using the per-issue documentation, the tester can determine why each particular issue has occurred, what the implications may be on a users with disabilities, and how to fix the issue.  Once all issues have been fixed, the tester can use the APIs to create regression tests.  Finally, the APIs cannot be used for any reason, the tester can use the command-line mode of the tool to create tests in a batch file.&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;AccChecker uses a plug-in architecture, which allows 3rd party developers to create additional verifications.  The verifications provided in AccChecker out-of-the-box include:&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Verifications for accessible Name, Role, and State&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Verifications for the MSAA tree integrity, such as child-parent relationships or bounding rectangles&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Verification for keyboard navigation by tabbing&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;A simplified screen reader which shows the textual information available to a real screen reader&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt; &lt;br /&gt;AccChecker source code and binaries are published as a contribution from Microsoft to the Accessibility Interoperability Alliance.  The license under which AccChecker is published should allow 3rd party companies to use the code for any porpose, such as porting the tool to another operating systems, or incorporating portions of the code in independent products.&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;See &amp;quot;&lt;a href="javascript:window.location.href='http://www.codeplex.com/Project/Download/FileDownload.aspx?ProjectName=AccCheck&amp;amp;DownloadId=29321';"&gt;AccChecker Help&lt;/a&gt;&amp;quot; for more details on how to use UI Accessibility Checker for testing user interfaces manually and programmatically.&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Resources:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://msdn.microsoft.com/accessibility/" class="externalLink"&gt;Microsoft Accessibility Developer Center&lt;span class="externalLinkIcon"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa163285.aspx" class="externalLink"&gt;MSDN Reference for MSAA&lt;span class="externalLinkIcon"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.accessinteropalliance.org" class="externalLink"&gt;Accessibility Interoperability Alliance&lt;span class="externalLinkIcon"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;</description><author>AccChecker</author><pubDate>Fri, 07 Mar 2008 04:38:33 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">UPDATED WIKI: Home 20080307043833A</guid></item><item><title>UPDATED WIKI: Home</title><link>http://www.codeplex.com/AccCheck/Wiki/View.aspx?title=Home&amp;version=9</link><description>&lt;div class="wikidoc"&gt;
UI Accessibility Checker (or AccChecker) is a tool that enables testers without prior experience in accessibility to easily discover problems with Microsoft Active Accessibility (MSAA) and other accessibility problems in User Interfaces (UI) implementations.  AccChecker was born from the realization that existing MSAA tools, such as Inspect or AccExplorer, provided in-depth details on the implementation, but no information whether that implementation is correct or not.&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;AccChecker comes in three modes – a Graphical User Interface (GUI) tool for the initial investigations of UIs, a set of simple APIs for easily creating automatic test cases, and a command-line tool for batch processing.  Using the GUI tool, a tester can easily scan a UI and review the list of errors and warnings.  Then, using the per-issue documentation, the tester can determine why each particular issue has occurred, what the implications may be on a users with disabilities, and how to fix the issue.  Once all issues have been fixed, the tester can use the APIs to create regression tests.  Finally, the APIs cannot be used for any reason, the tester can use the command-line mode of the tool to create tests in a batch file.&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;AccChecker uses a plug-in architecture, which allows 3rd party developers to create additional verifications.  The verifications provided in AccChecker out-of-the-box include:&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Verifications for accessible Name, Role, and State&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Verifications for the MSAA tree integrity, such as child-parent relationships or bounding rectangles&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Verification for keyboard navigation by tabbing&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;A simplified screen reader which shows the textual information available to a real screen reader&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt; &lt;br /&gt;AccChecker source code and binaries are published as a contribution from Microsoft to the &lt;a href="http://www.accessinteropalliance.org" class="externalLink"&gt;Accessibility Interoperability Alliance&lt;span class="externalLinkIcon"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;.  The license under which AccChecker is published should allow 3rd party companies to use the code for any porpose, such as porting the tool to another operating systems, or incorporating portions of the code in independent products.&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;See &amp;quot;&lt;a href="javascript:window.location.href='http://www.codeplex.com/Project/Download/FileDownload.aspx?ProjectName=AccCheck&amp;amp;DownloadId=29321';"&gt;AccChecker Help&lt;/a&gt;&amp;quot; for more details on how to use UI Accessibility Checker for testing user interfaces manually and programmatically.&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Resources:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://msdn.microsoft.com/accessibility/" class="externalLink"&gt;Microsoft Accessibility Developer Center&lt;span class="externalLinkIcon"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa163285.aspx" class="externalLink"&gt;MSDN Reference for MSAA&lt;span class="externalLinkIcon"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;</description><author>AccChecker</author><pubDate>Fri, 07 Mar 2008 04:37:39 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">UPDATED WIKI: Home 20080307043739A</guid></item><item><title>UPDATED WIKI: Home</title><link>http://www.codeplex.com/AccCheck/Wiki/View.aspx?title=Home&amp;version=8</link><description>&lt;div class="wikidoc"&gt;
UI Accessibility Checker (or AccChecker) is a tool that enables testers without prior experience in accessibility to easily discover problems with Microsoft Active Accessibility (MSAA) and other accessibility problems in User Interfaces (UI) implementations.  AccChecker was born from the realization that existing MSAA tools, such as Inspect or AccExplorer, provided in-depth details on the implementation, but no information whether that implementation is correct or not.&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;AccChecker comes in three modes – a Graphical User Interface (GUI) tool for the initial investigations of UIs, a set of simple APIs for easily creating automatic test cases, and a command-line tool for batch processing.  Using the GUI tool, a tester can easily scan a UI and review the list of errors and warnings.  Then, using the per-issue documentation, the tester can determine why each particular issue has occurred, what the implications may be on a users with disabilities, and how to fix the issue.  Once all issues have been fixed, the tester can use the APIs to create regression tests.  Finally, the APIs cannot be used for any reason, the tester can use the command-line mode of the tool to create tests in a batch file.&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;AccChecker uses a plug-in architecture, which allows 3rd party developers to create additional verifications.  The verifications provided in AccChecker out-of-the-box include:&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Verifications for accessible Name, Role, and State&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Verifications for the MSAA tree integrity, such as child-parent relationships or bounding rectangles&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Verification for keyboard navigation by tabbing&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;A simplified screen reader which shows the textual information available to a real screen reader&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt; &lt;br /&gt;AccChecker source code and binaries are published as a contribution from Microsoft to the Accessibility Interoperability Alliance.  The license under which AccChecker is published should allow 3rd party companies to use the code for any porpose, such as porting the tool to another operating systems, or incorporating portions of the code in independent products.&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;See &amp;quot;&lt;a href="javascript:window.location.href='http://www.codeplex.com/Project/Download/FileDownload.aspx?ProjectName=AccCheck&amp;amp;DownloadId=29321';"&gt;AccChecker Help&lt;/a&gt;&amp;quot; for more details on how to use UI Accessibility Checker for testing user interfaces manually and programmatically.&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Resources:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://msdn.microsoft.com/accessibility/" class="externalLink"&gt;Microsoft Accessibility Developer Center&lt;span class="externalLinkIcon"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa163285.aspx" class="externalLink"&gt;MSDN Reference for MSAA&lt;span class="externalLinkIcon"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;</description><author>AccChecker</author><pubDate>Fri, 07 Mar 2008 04:35:57 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">UPDATED WIKI: Home 20080307043557A</guid></item><item><title>UPDATED WIKI: Home</title><link>http://www.codeplex.com/AccCheck/Wiki/View.aspx?title=Home&amp;version=7</link><description>&lt;div class="wikidoc"&gt;
UI Accessibility Checker (or AccChecker) is a tool that enables testers without prior experience in accessibility to easily discover problems with Microsoft Active Accessibility (MSAA) and other accessibility problems in User Interfaces (UI) implementations.  AccChecker was born from the realization that existing MSAA tools, such as Inspect or AccExplorer, provided in-depth details on the implementation, but no information whether that implementation is correct or not.&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;AccChecker comes in three modes – a Graphical User Interface (GUI) tool for the initial investigations of UIs, a set of simple APIs for easily creating automatic test cases, and a command-line tool for batch processing.  Using the GUI tool, a tester can easily scan a UI and review the list of errors and warnings.  Then, using the per-issue documentation, the tester can determine why each particular issue has occurred, what the implications may be on a users with disabilities, and how to fix the issue.  Once all issues have been fixed, the tester can use the APIs to create regression tests.  Finally, the APIs cannot be used for any reason, the tester can use the command-line mode of the tool to create tests in a batch file.&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;AccChecker uses a plug-in architecture, which allows 3rd party developers to create additional verifications.  The verifications provided in AccChecker out-of-the-box include:&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Verifications for accessible Name, Role, and State&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Verifications for the MSAA tree integrity, such as child-parent relationships or bounding rectangles&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Verification for keyboard navigation by tabbing&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;A simplified screen reader which shows the textual information available to a real screen reader&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt; &lt;br /&gt;AccChecker source code and binaries will be published to CodePlex in March 2008 as a contribution from Microsoft to the Accessibility Interoperability Alliance.  The license under which AccChecker will be published will allow 3rd party companies to port the tool to other operating systems, or incorporate portions of the code in other products.&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;See &amp;quot;&lt;a href="javascript:window.location.href='http://www.codeplex.com/Project/Download/FileDownload.aspx?ProjectName=AccCheck&amp;amp;DownloadId=29321';"&gt;AccChecker Help&lt;/a&gt;&amp;quot; for more details on how to use UI Accessibility Checker for testing user interfaces manually and programmatically.&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Resources:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://msdn.microsoft.com/accessibility/" class="externalLink"&gt;Microsoft Accessibility Developer Center&lt;span class="externalLinkIcon"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa163285.aspx" class="externalLink"&gt;MSDN Reference for MSAA&lt;span class="externalLinkIcon"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;</description><author>AccChecker</author><pubDate>Fri, 07 Mar 2008 04:34:25 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">UPDATED WIKI: Home 20080307043425A</guid></item><item><title>UPDATED WIKI: Home</title><link>http://www.codeplex.com/AccCheck/Wiki/View.aspx?title=Home&amp;version=6</link><description>&lt;div class="wikidoc"&gt;
UI Accessibility Checker (or AccChecker) is a tool that enables testers without prior experience in accessibility to easily discover problems with Microsoft Active Accessibility (MSAA) and other accessibility problems in User Interfaces (UI) implementations.  AccChecker was born from the realization that existing MSAA tools, such as Inspect or AccExplorer, provided in-depth details on the implementation, but no information whether that implementation is correct or not.&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;AccChecker comes in three modes – a Graphical User Interface (GUI) tool for the initial investigations of UIs, a set of simple APIs for easily creating automatic test cases, and a command-line tool for batch processing.  Using the GUI tool, a tester can easily scan a UI and review the list of errors and warnings.  Then, using the per-issue documentation, the tester can determine why each particular issue has occurred, what the implication is on users with disabilities, and how to fix it.  Once all issues have been fixed, the tester can use the APIs to create regression tests.  Finally, if the tester cannot use the APIs (due to lack of expertise), she can use the command-line mode of the tool to create tests in a batch file.&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;AccChecker uses a plug-in architecture, which allows 3rd party developers to create additional verifications.  The verifications provided in AccChecker out-of-the-box include:&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Verifications for accessible Name, Role, and State&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Verifications for the MSAA tree integrity, such as child-parent relationships or bounding rectangles&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Verification for keyboard navigation by tabbing&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Verification for duplicate access keys&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;A simplified screen reader which shows what text would be read by a real screen reader&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt; &lt;br /&gt;AccChecker source code and binaries will be published to CodePlex in March 2008 as a contribution from Microsoft to the Accessibility Interoperability Alliance.  The license under which AccChecker will be published will allow 3rd party companies to port the tool to other operating systems, or incorporate portions of the code in other products.&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;See &amp;quot;&lt;a href="javascript:window.location.href='http://www.codeplex.com/Project/Download/FileDownload.aspx?ProjectName=AccCheck&amp;amp;DownloadId=29321';"&gt;AccChecker Help&lt;/a&gt;&amp;quot; for more details on how to use UI Accessibility Checker for testing user interfaces manually and programmatically.&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Resources:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://msdn.microsoft.com/accessibility/" class="externalLink"&gt;Microsoft Accessibility Developer Center&lt;span class="externalLinkIcon"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa163285.aspx" class="externalLink"&gt;MSDN Reference for MSAA&lt;span class="externalLinkIcon"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;</description><author>AccChecker</author><pubDate>Fri, 07 Mar 2008 04:25:34 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">UPDATED WIKI: Home 20080307042534A</guid></item><item><title>UPDATED WIKI: Home</title><link>http://www.codeplex.com/AccCheck/Wiki/View.aspx?title=Home&amp;version=5</link><description>&lt;div class="wikidoc"&gt;
UI Accessibility Checker (or AccChecker) is a tool that enables testers without prior MSAA experience to easily discover problems MSAA implementations of User Interfaces (UI).  AccChecker was born from the realization that existing MSAA tools, such as Inspect or AccExplorer, provided in-depth details on the implementation, but no information whether that implementation is correct or not. &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;AccChecker comes in three modes – a Graphical User Interface (GUI) tool for the initial investigations of UIs, a set of simple APIs for easily creating automatic test cases, and a command-line tool for batch processing.  Using the GUI tool, a tester can easily scan a UI and review the list of errors and warnings.  Then, using the per-issue documentation, the tester can determine why each particular issue has occurred, what the implication is on users with disabilities, and how to fix it.  Once all issues have been fixed, the tester can use the APIs to create regression tests.  Finally, if the tester cannot use the APIs (due to lack of expertise), she can use the command-line mode of the tool to create tests in a batch file.&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;AccChecker uses a plug-in architecture, which allows 3rd party developers to create additional verifications.  The verifications provided in AccChecker out-of-the-box include:&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Verifications for accessible Name, Role, and State&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Verifications for the MSAA tree integrity, such as child-parent relationships or bounding rectangles&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Verification for keyboard navigation by tabbing&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Verification for duplicate access keys&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;A simplified screen reader which shows what text would be read by a real screen reader&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt; &lt;br /&gt;AccChecker source code and binaries will be published to CodePlex in March 2008 as a contribution from Microsoft to the Accessibility Interoperability Alliance.  The license under which AccChecker will be published will allow 3rd party companies to port the tool to other operating systems, or incorporate portions of the code in other products.&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;See &amp;quot;&lt;a href="javascript:window.location.href='http://www.codeplex.com/Project/Download/FileDownload.aspx?ProjectName=AccCheck&amp;amp;DownloadId=29321';"&gt;AccChecker Help&lt;/a&gt;&amp;quot; for more details on how to use UI Accessibility Checker for testing user interfaces manually and programmatically.&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Resources:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://msdn.microsoft.com/accessibility/" class="externalLink"&gt;Microsoft Accessibility Developer Center&lt;span class="externalLinkIcon"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa163285.aspx" class="externalLink"&gt;MSDN Reference for UI Automation (Win32 API)&lt;span class="externalLinkIcon"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt; &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;</description><author>AccChecker</author><pubDate>Fri, 07 Mar 2008 04:20:21 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">UPDATED WIKI: Home 20080307042021A</guid></item><item><title>UPDATED WIKI: Home</title><link>http://www.codeplex.com/AccCheck/Wiki/View.aspx?title=Home&amp;version=4</link><description>&lt;div class="wikidoc"&gt;
UI Accessibility Checker (or AccChecker) is a tool that enables testers without prior MSAA experience to easily discover problems MSAA implementations of User Interfaces (UI).  AccChecker was born from the realization that existing MSAA tools, such as Inspect or AccExplorer, provided in-depth details on the implementation, but no information whether that implementation is correct or not. &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;AccChecker comes in three modes – a Graphical User Interface (GUI) tool for the initial investigations of UIs, a set of simple APIs for easily creating automatic test cases, and a command-line tool for batch processing.  Using the GUI tool, a tester can easily scan a UI and review the list of errors and warnings.  Then, using the per-issue documentation, the tester can determine why each particular issue has occurred, what the implication is on users with disabilities, and how to fix it.  Once all issues have been fixed, the tester can use the APIs to create regression tests.  Finally, if the tester cannot use the APIs (due to lack of expertise), she can use the command-line mode of the tool to create tests in a batch file.&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;AccChecker uses a plug-in architecture, which allows 3rd party developers to create additional verifications.  The verifications provided in AccChecker out-of-the-box include:&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Verifications for accessible Name, Role, and State&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Verifications for the MSAA tree integrity, such as child-parent relationships or bounding rectangles&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Verification for keyboard navigation by tabbing&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Verification for duplicate access keys&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;A simplified screen reader which shows what text would be read by a real screen reader&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt; &lt;br /&gt;AccChecker source code and binaries will be published to CodePlex in March 2008 as a contribution from Microsoft to the Accessibility Interoperability Alliance.  The license under which AccChecker will be published will allow 3rd party companies to port the tool to other operating systems, or incorporate portions of the code in other products.&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;See &amp;quot;&lt;a href="javascript:window.location.href='http://www.codeplex.com/Project/Download/FileDownload.aspx?ProjectName=AccCheck&amp;amp;DownloadId=29321';"&gt;AccChecker Help&lt;/a&gt;&amp;quot; for more details on how to use UI Accessibility Checker for testing user interfaces manually and programmatically.&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Resources:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://msdn.microsoft.com/accessibility/" class="externalLink"&gt;Microsoft Accessibility Developer Center&lt;span class="externalLinkIcon"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa163285.aspx" class="externalLink"&gt;MSDN Reference for UI Automation (Win32 API)&lt;span class="externalLinkIcon"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms753388.aspx" class="externalLink"&gt;MSDN Reference for UI Automation (Managed API)&lt;span class="externalLinkIcon"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;</description><author>AccChecker</author><pubDate>Fri, 07 Mar 2008 04:16:08 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">UPDATED WIKI: Home 20080307041608A</guid></item><item><title>UPDATED WIKI: Home</title><link>http://www.codeplex.com/AccCheck/Wiki/View.aspx?title=Home&amp;version=3</link><description>&lt;div class="wikidoc"&gt;
UI Accessibility Checker (or AccChecker) is a tool that enables testers without prior MSAA experience to easily discover problems MSAA implementations of User Interfaces (UI).  AccChecker was born from the realization that existing MSAA tools, such as Inspect or AccExplorer, provided in-depth details on the implementation, but no information whether that implementation is correct or not. &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;AccChecker comes in three modes – a Graphical User Interface (GUI) tool for the initial investigations of UIs, a set of simple APIs for easily creating automatic test cases, and a command-line tool for batch processing.  Using the GUI tool, a tester can easily scan a UI and review the list of errors and warnings.  Then, using the per-issue documentation, the tester can determine why each particular issue has occurred, what the implication is on users with disabilities, and how to fix it.  Once all issues have been fixed, the tester can use the APIs to create regression tests.  Finally, if the tester cannot use the APIs (due to lack of expertise), she can use the command-line mode of the tool to create tests in a batch file.&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;AccChecker uses a plug-in architecture, which allows 3rd party developers to create additional verifications.  The verifications provided in AccChecker out-of-the-box include:&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Verifications for accessible Name, Role, and State&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Verifications for the MSAA tree integrity, such as child-parent relationships or bounding rectangles&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Verification for keyboard navigation by tabbing&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Verification for duplicate access keys&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;A simplified screen reader which shows what text would be read by a real screen reader&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt; &lt;br /&gt;AccChecker source code and binaries will be published to CodePlex in March 2008 as a contribution from Microsoft to the Accessibility Interoperability Alliance.  The license under which AccChecker will be published will allow 3rd party companies to port the tool to other operating systems, or incorporate portions of the code in other products.&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;See &amp;quot;&lt;span class="unresolved"&gt;Cannot resolve link: &lt;/span&gt;[file:AccChecker Help|AccCheckerHelp.doc]&amp;quot; for more details on how to use UI Accessibility Checker for testing user interfaces manually and programmatically.&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Resources:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://msdn.microsoft.com/accessibility/" class="externalLink"&gt;Microsoft Accessibility Developer Center&lt;span class="externalLinkIcon"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa163285.aspx" class="externalLink"&gt;MSDN Reference for UI Automation (Win32 API)&lt;span class="externalLinkIcon"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms753388.aspx" class="externalLink"&gt;MSDN Reference for UI Automation (Managed API)&lt;span class="externalLinkIcon"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;</description><author>AccChecker</author><pubDate>Fri, 07 Mar 2008 04:15:12 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">UPDATED WIKI: Home 20080307041512A</guid></item><item><title>UPDATED WIKI: Home</title><link>http://www.codeplex.com/AccCheck/Wiki/View.aspx?title=Home&amp;version=2</link><description>&lt;div class="wikidoc"&gt;
UI Accessibility Checker (or AccChecker) is a tool that enables testers without prior MSAA experience to easily discover problems MSAA implementations of User Interfaces (UI).  AccChecker was born from the realization that existing MSAA tools, such as Inspect or AccExplorer, provided in-depth details on the implementation, but no information whether that implementation is correct or not. &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;AccChecker comes in three modes – a Graphical User Interface (GUI) tool for the initial investigations of UIs, a set of simple APIs for easily creating automatic test cases, and a command-line tool for batch processing.  Using the GUI tool, a tester can easily scan a UI and review the list of errors and warnings.  Then, using the per-issue documentation, the tester can determine why each particular issue has occurred, what the implication is on users with disabilities, and how to fix it.  Once all issues have been fixed, the tester can use the APIs to create regression tests.  Finally, if the tester cannot use the APIs (due to lack of expertise), she can use the command-line mode of the tool to create tests in a batch file.&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;AccChecker uses a plug-in architecture, which allows 3rd party developers to create additional verifications.  The verifications provided in AccChecker out-of-the-box include:&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Verifications for accessible Name, Role, and State&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Verifications for the MSAA tree integrity, such as child-parent relationships or bounding rectangles&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Verification for keyboard navigation by tabbing&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Verification for duplicate access keys&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;A simplified screen reader which shows what text would be read by a real screen reader&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt; &lt;br /&gt;AccChecker source code and binaries will be published to CodePlex in March 2008 as a contribution from Microsoft to the Accessibility Interoperability Alliance.  The license under which AccChecker will be published will allow 3rd party companies to port the tool to other operating systems, or incorporate portions of the code in other products.&lt;br /&gt;
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