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Assessing the accessibility of Web 2.0 websites

✍ Scribed by Tyson McMillan; Lin Lin

Publisher: Wiley (John Wiley & Sons)
Year: 2009
Tongue: English
Weight: 469 KB
Volume: 46
Category: Article
ISSN: 0044-7870
DOI: 10.1002/meet.2009.145046023

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✦ Synopsis

Abstract

This study examines the accessibility of Web 2.0 websites to the visually impaired. Web accessibility standards are established to maximize the ability of those with impairments to navigate the web. Various computer tools exist to evaluate web HTML content against existing accessibility standards. Using a weighted metric‐based formula called the Web Accessibility Barrier (WAB) score, this study adopted an experimental design and compared 88 randomly selected Web 2.0 websites against 88 randomly selected Web 1.0 websites. The study found that Web 2.0 websites are significantly less accessible than Web 1.0 websites. Details of the analysis, evaluation, discussion, and recommendations are included in the paper.

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