Supporting the developer in an accessible edition of web communications

Bittar, Thiago Jabur; Amaral, Luís; Faria, Fernanda Bontempo; Fortes, Renata Pontin de Mattos

doi:10.1145/2311917.2311919

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“…We identified the most popular authoring tools in Colombia and subsequently evaluated some educational resources produced and used in that country. Based on the studies by Bittar et al [16], Avila et al [19], and Roig and Ribera [18], we manually assessed the accessibility of four authoring tools in reference to the ATAG 2.0 and WCAG 2.1 standards. We followed a mixed methodological design with a descriptive scope consisting of the following four stages: (1) selection of the authoring tools, (2) OER selection, (3) evaluation of compliance with ATAG 2.0 and WCAG 2.1, and (4) recommendations for stakeholders.…”

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“…The study by Bittar et al [16] selected five authoring tools for coding (Adobe Dreamweaver, Eclipse-Helios, Netbeans 7.1, NVU 1.0, and Microsoft Expression Web 4) to perform a manual accessibility evaluation of selected features in compliance with the ATAG 1.0 and WCAG 2.0 recommendations. As a result, most of the tools do not respect the purpose of the hyperlinks, which means it is possible to insert links that do not redirect to the expected page (except Adobe Dreamweaver).…”

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Evaluation of authoring tools under ATAG and WCAG recommendations

Navarro

Vargas²,

Garzón

et al. 2022

Univ Access Inf Soc

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Authoring tools are software programs that allow users to create learning content, lessons, and courses, usually to be used in virtual learning environments. These tools are a reasonable choice for novice users, as they use pre-programmed elements and do not require specific programming skills. However, they do not always meet accessibility guidelines, nor do they ensure that the educational content generated through them is accessible. This study first evaluates the accessibility of four popular free open-source authoring tools based on the ATAG recommendations. Then it evaluates the accessibility of the educational content generated through them based on the WCAG recommendations. These evaluations allow us to identify the level of accessibility of the authoring tools and their potential to help people with disabilities to become not only consumers but also producers of accessible educational content. We conclude that, while much work remains to be done to ensure accessibility, authoring tools are a potential key to effective social inclusion. Based on the findings of this study, we establish a set of recommendations for stakeholders to help close some gaps regarding accessibility.

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confidence: 99%

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Evaluation of authoring tools under ATAG and WCAG recommendations

Navarro

Vargas²,

Garzón

et al. 2022

Univ Access Inf Soc

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“…Many issues have been raised about WCAG 2.0, such as the level of understanding of accessibility issues required when using them [32,33]. One common challenge that is usually faced by web developers is their inability to interpret or understand guidelines to enable accessibility.…”

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“…As a consequence, developers do not follow them [32,50]. Avila et al [6] stated that for web developers to create functionally accessible web resources, more than general guidelines and evaluation tools are required.…”

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Web Accessibility Challenges

Abuaddous¹,

Jali²,

Basir³

2016

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Abstract-Despite the importance of web accessibility in recent years, websites remain partially or completely inaccessible to certain sectors of the population. This is due to several reasons, including web developers' little or no experience in accessibility and the lack of accurate information about the best ways to quickly and easily identify accessibility problems using different Accessibility Evaluation Methods (AEMs). This paper surveys accessibility literature and presents a general overview of the primary challenges of accessibility barriers on websites. In this sense, we critically investigate main challenges forms related to accessibility including standards and guidelines (WCAG 2.0), during website's design and development and during evaluation. Finally, a set of recommendations such as enforcing accessibility legislations are presented to overcome some challenges.

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