Web accessibility in the Mid-Atlantic United States: a study of 50 homepages

Lazar, Jonathan; Beere, Patricia; Greenidge, Kisha-Dawn; Nagappa, Yogesh

doi:10.1007/s10209-003-0060-z

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“…Guidelines for the implementation of accessible websites have been developed by the W3C, and the US Federal Government. These guidelines overlap, although they differ in some respects, and a comparison can be found in [11]. The concept of website accessibility extends beyond websites, to encompass applications, browsers, media players, authoring tools, and evolving technologies.…”

Section: Website Accessibilitymentioning

confidence: 97%

Website accessibility: a survey of local e-government websites and legislation in Northern Ireland

Paris

2005

Univ Access Inf Soc

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The provision of accessible websites is a legal requirement under the Disability Discrimination Act 1995, which applies throughout Great Britain and Northern Ireland, and the Equality (disability, etc.) (Northern Ireland) Order 2000. A survey of local e-government websites indicated that few local councils in the devolved administration of Northern Ireland offered websites which were adequately usable by people with a disability, yet most citizen-government transactions occur at the local level. Design for all has obvious commercial benefits, but it has also become a legal obligation, and application of accessible design principles should improve the online experience of all users.

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Section: Website Accessibilitymentioning

confidence: 97%

Website accessibility: a survey of local e-government websites and legislation in Northern Ireland

Paris

2005

Univ Access Inf Soc

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“…Therefore, it is likely that if any web pages are accessible, the home page is. (Lazar, Beere, Greenidge & Nagappa, 2003). Moreover, the entry page can be taken as a good signifier of a web site's overall accessibility level (Williams & Rattray, 2003).…”

Section: Accessibility Testingmentioning

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ASSESSING THE PROGRESS OF IMPLEMENTING WEB ACCESSIBILITY - An Irish Case Study

Trulock¹,

Hetherington

2008

Proceedings of the Tenth International Conference on Enterprise Information Systems

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Abstract:In this paper we attempt to gauge the implementation of web accessibility guidelines in a range of Irish websites by undertaking a follow-up study in 2005 to one conducted by McMullin three years earlier (McMullin, 2002). Automatic testing against version 1.0 of the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 1.0) using WebXact online revealed that accessibility levels had increased among the 152 sites sampled over the three-year period. Compliancy levels of A, AA and AAA had risen from the 2002 levels of 6.3%, 0% and 0% respectively to 36.2%, 8.6% and 3.3% in 2005. However, manual checks on the same sites indicated that the actual compliance levels for 2005 were 1.3%, 0% and 0% for A, AA and AAA. Of the sites claiming accessibility, either by displaying a W3C or 'Bobby' compliance logo, or in text on their accessibility statement page, 60% claimed a higher level than the automatic testing results indicated. When these sites were further manually checked it was found that all of them claimed a higher level of accessibility compliance than was actually the case. As most sites in the sample were not compliant with the WCAG 1.0 for the entire set of disabilities, the concept of 'partial accessibility' was examined by identifying those websites that complied with subsets of the guidelines particular to different disabilities. Some disability types fared worse than others. In particular blindness, mobility impairment and cognitive impairment each had full support from at most 1% of the websites in the study. Other disabilities were better supported, including partially-sighted, deaf and hearing impaired, and colour blind, where compliance was found in 11%, 23% and 32% of the websites, respectively.

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“…Recent research has found that large percentages (70-98%, depending on the category of site) of web sites are not accessible. For instance, in recent studies, private and non-profit web sites [5], forprofit commerce web sites [12], U.S. state web sites [1], and even U.S. Federal web sites [11] were found to have major accessibility problems.…”

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One year older, but not necessarily wiser: an evaluation of homepage accessibility problems over time

Lazar

Greenidge

2006

Univ Access Inf Soc

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A large number of users with disabilities use assistive technology devices to browse the web. However, the use of assistive technologies can only be successful when the web sites are developed in such a way that they are compatible with such devices. Guidelines exist for creating accessible web sites. However, they are seldom followed, and current levels of web accessibility are low. Therefore, the question arises as to which is the major cause of inaccessibility, and how accessibility features of web sites evolve over time. A set of 50 web sites has been studied over time to determine if accessibility improves or declines. This research-in-progress paper presents a comparison of the results obtained in 2002 and 2003. Such a comparison leads to the conclusion that, in the time period of 1 year, the 50 web sites have actually become more inaccessible. Implications for developers, webmasters, and educators are also discussed in the paper.

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Web accessibility in the Mid-Atlantic United States: a study of 50 homepages

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Cited by 80 publications

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Website accessibility: a survey of local e-government websites and legislation in Northern Ireland

Website accessibility: a survey of local e-government websites and legislation in Northern Ireland

ASSESSING THE PROGRESS OF IMPLEMENTING WEB ACCESSIBILITY - An Irish Case Study

One year older, but not necessarily wiser: an evaluation of homepage accessibility problems over time

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