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<!DOCTYPE html> <html lang="en"> <head> <meta charset="utf-8"> <title>About WAVE</title> <script type="text/javascript" src="/js/index.js"></script> <link rel="stylesheet" href="/styles/index.css?ver=3.2" type="text/css"> <link rel="shortcut icon" href="/favicon.ico"> </head> <body> <header> <nav> <ul> <li><a href="/extension">Browser Extensions</a></li> <li><a href="/standalone">Stand-alone API/Testing Engine</a></li> <li><a href="/api">Subscription API</a></li> <li><a href="/aim">AIM Report</a></li> <li><a href="/help">Help</a></li> </ul> <a href="/"><img src="/img/wavelogo.svg" alt="WAVE Web Accessibility Evaluation Tool" height="120"></a> </nav> <div id="main_form" class="controls"> <form id="waveform" novalidate> <label for="input_url">Web page address:</label><br><input id="input_url" type="url" class="control url"><input class="control" type="submit" id="button_wave" value="WAVE"> </form> </div> </header> <main> <span style="float:right;"> </span> <div style="clear:both;"></div> <h1>About WAVE</h1> <p>WAVE is developed and made available as a free community service by <a href="http://webaim.org/">WebAIM</a> at Utah State University. Originally launched in 2001, WAVE has been used to evaluate the accessibility of millions of web pages.</p> <h2>WAVE developers and contributors over the years</h2> <ul> <li>Jared Smith</li> <li>Jonathan Whiting</li> <li>John Northup</li> <li>Alaina Faust</li> <li>George Joeckel</li> <li>Leonard Kasday: The originator of the initial concept for WAVE</li> <li>Aubrey Taylor</li> <li>Brock Taylor</li> <li>Claudio Lu铆s Vera</li> <li>Tom Galloway</li> <li>Diogenes Hernandez</li> <li>Aaron Andersen</li> <li>Paul Bohman</li> <li>Shane Anderson</li> <li>Niranjan Maturi</li> <li>Balaji Varanasi</li> <li>Jimmy Parija</li> </ul> <h2>WAVE credits/sponsors</h2> <ul> <li>Developed and administered by <a href="http://webaim.org/">WebAIM (Web Accessibility In Mind)</a> at the <a href="https://idrpp.usu.edu/">Institute for Disability Research, Policy & Practice</a> at <a href="https://usu.edu/">Utah State University</a>.</li> <li>In memory of Len Kasday, whose ideas first brought this project to light.</li> <li>Original development sponsored by <a href="http://www.temple.edu/instituteondisabilities/">Temple University Institute on Disabilities</a> with later funding provided in part by a grant funded from the <a href="http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/osers/index.html">The Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services</a>, U.S. Department of Education. The contents of this tool do not necessarily represent the policy of the Department of Education, and you should not assume endorsement by the Federal Government.</li> </ul> </main> <footer> <div class="footerblock"><a href="https://usu.edu/"><img src="/img/web/usu-logo.svg" alt="Utah State University" style="width:70%";></a></div> <div class="footerblock middle"><a href="https://webaim.org/"><img src="/img/web/WebAIM-logo.svg" alt="WebAIM - Web Accessibility in Mind"></a><br>Institute for Disability Research, Policy & Practice<br> Utah State University<br> 6807 Old Main Hill<br> Logan, UT 84322-6807<br> 435.797.7024</div> <div class="footerblock" id="footerlinks"> <ul> <li id="contact"><a href="/feedback">Contact Us</a></li> <li id="sitewide"><a href="/sitewide">Site-wide WAVE Tools</a></li> <li id="about"><a href="/about">About</a></li> <li id="terms"><a href="/terms">Terms of Use</a></li> </ul> </div> <div id="copyright"> WAVE is © and ® 2024 </div> </footer> </body> </html>