Accessibility Evaluation of a Web Application for Visually Impaired People
Journal Title: Romanian Journal of Human - Computer Interaction - Year 2008, Vol 1, Issue 2
Abstract
Currently the Internet is the most important source of information for more and more people. An important requirement is to ensure equal access to information for all citizens, including persons with special needs. The goal of ProInclusiv application is to inform the people with special needs (elderly and people with disabilities) on matters that may be of interest, and also the organizations, associations, health units etc. which provides services for such persons. The application promotes initiatives related to social, cultural and professional integration of people with special needs. To come to their aid, particularly to visually impaired people, at the design and implementation of the application has been taken into account the accessibility guidelines offered by WCAG (Web Content Accessibility Guidelines). The aim of the paper is to present how can be realize an accessible web application, using a tool for evaluation of the accessibility and usability during the development of this application.
Authors and Affiliations
Cristina Simona Alecu
Keywords
Related Articles
- EP ID EP28753
- DOI -
- Views 520
- Downloads 13
Using Web Services from Mobile Devices. Software Application for Academic Environment
In our paper we depict two modes of accessing Web services from mobile devices. These modalities correspond to different types of mobile devices, and, as a consequence, we use adapted client modules for each type. The so...
Graphics Annotation Techniques in E-learning
This paper presents the experiments on the user interaction techniques based on the 2D and 3D graphics annotation, developed in eTrace eLearning Environment. The 2D annotation technique does not depend on the type of the...
An Analysis Of The Quality And Accessibility Of Suicide Information Available To The Romanian-Speaking User
As the potential impact of Internet use on suicidal behaviour is currently under questioned, experts have yet not conclusively ruled on the extent of this problem. At the moment, no one really knows what kind of informat...
Sustaining Designers' and Users' Quality of Life in the Paradigm of Plastic UIs
Modern User Interfaces need to dynamically adapt to their context of use, i.e. mainly to the changes that occur in the environment or in the platform. Model-Driven Engineering offers powerful solutions to handle the desi...
Testing A Component For Learning Mathematics With Users
The usability and accessibility are considered two major attributes in designing of necessary software for computer assisted learning through assistive technology (for disabled). Assessed separately, most evaluations are...