ANDI – Accessibility Testing Tool – Install

Get ANDI

ANDI

Drag to your bookmarks toolbar.

Runs on desktop browsers:

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Meet ANDI.

ANDI (Accessible Name & Description Inspector) is a free accessibility testing tool.

ANDI is a “favelet” or “bookmarklet” that will:

• Provide automated detection of accessibility issues
• Reveal what a screen reader should say for interactive elements (the accessible name computation)
• Give practical suggestions to improve accessibility and check 508 compliance

Installation Help

Select your browser below for details.

Chrome

To show the Bookmarks Bar in Chrome, press Ctrl + Shift + B.

To Install ANDI on Chrome using the keyboard:

Press Ctrl + Shift + O to bring up Bookmark Manager.

Select the “Organize” button menu.

Select “Add New Bookmark”.

Name the bookmark “ANDI”.

Copy and paste the ANDI JavaScript URL:

javascript:void((function(){andiScript=document.createElement(‘script’);andiScript.setAttribute(‘src’,’https://www.ssa.gov/accessibility/andi/andi.js’);document.body.appendChild(andiScript)})());

Press Save.

Edge

To show the Favorites Bar in Edge (Chromium), press Ctrl + Shift + B.

To Install ANDI on Edge (Chromium) using the keyboard:

Press Ctrl + Shift + O to bring up Bookmark Manager.

Select the “Organize” button menu.

Select “Add New Bookmark”.

Name the bookmark “ANDI”.

Copy and paste the ANDI JavaScript URL:

javascript:void((function(){andiScript=document.createElement(‘script’);andiScript.setAttribute(‘src’,’https://www.ssa.gov/accessibility/andi/andi.js’);document.body.appendChild(andiScript)})());

Press Save.

Firefox

To show the Bookmarks Bar in Firefox, Press (Alt + V), select Toolbars, then “Bookmarks Toolbar”.

To Install ANDI on Firefox using the keyboard:

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