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WAVE

Publisher: WebAIMLast checked: 2026-07-21

WAVE overlays accessibility findings directly on a page and explains the rule behind each marker. That makes it useful for editors and developers who need to connect a warning to the affected content.

Limitations: It identifies many possible barriers, not every barrier. A person still needs to judge reading order, link purpose, keyboard behavior, and whether alternative text is meaningful.

Why it is useful

WAVE overlays accessibility findings directly on a page and explains the rule behind each marker. That makes it useful for editors and developers who need to connect a warning to the affected content.

Limitations

It identifies many possible barriers, not every barrier. A person still needs to judge reading order, link purpose, keyboard behavior, and whether alternative text is meaningful.

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wave.webaim.org

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