IBM alphaWorks aDesigner is described as "A disability simulator that helps Web designers ensure that their pages are accessible and usable by the visually impaired." It is a desktop client based on Java and Eclipse technology.
What is particularly nice about it is that it allows me conduct accessibility tests on web applications that require authentication; where external online accessibility validators like WebXACT (previously called Bobby) and Cynthia Says wouldn't be able to access. To be fair I believe you can purchase a version of Bobby that can be configured to work with authentication protected web pages ( there is also a desktop version of Cynthia Says which might possibly also work). Although I'm easily discouraged from using any software that I have to pay for.
Unlike with the online versions of Cynthia Says and WebXACT, with aDesigner I was able to login to my instance of uPortal and test the pages directly. Prior to this tool I had to conduct any accessibility testing on static dumps of the portal pages.
Also as far as I can make out it is free for Academic use. The only possible downside I can see so far is that you need to register with the IBM site to download it.
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