Title :
A web accessibility improvement tool
Author :
Mayol, Jaime Jaume ; Nadal, Gabriel Fontanet
Author_Institution :
Escuela de Hosteleria de las Islas Baleares (EHIB), Univ. de las Islas Baleares (UIB), Palma, Spain
Abstract :
One of the main problems in a computer-mediated communication is the access barriers for disabled people. The increasing volume of ecommerce makes the elimination of these barriers becomes an economical strategy. However, many web pages do not respect the basic rules of accessibility design. This article presents a project that improves web accessibility identifying and correcting the critical control points in HTML code.
Keywords :
Internet; computer mediated communication; human computer interaction; HTML code; Web accessibility improvement tool; accessibility design; computer-mediated communication; disabled people; e-commerce; Computer mediated communication; Editorials; HTML; Silicon compounds; Software; User interfaces; Web sites; WCAG 2.0; Web Accessibility; disability;
Conference_Titel :
Information Systems and Technologies (CISTI), 2011 6th Iberian Conference on
Conference_Location :
Chaves
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1487-0
