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2015

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Determining Accessibility For Ios Applications: Piloting A Checklist For Practitioners, Katelyn White Dec 2015

Determining Accessibility For Ios Applications: Piloting A Checklist For Practitioners, Katelyn White

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Background: Mobile technologies have infiltrated every part of daily life, including the school system. While these technologies are highly customizable, there are 6.4 million children with disabilities who may not be able to utilize these devices because of their lack of accessibility. The iOS Application Accessibility Checklist (iA2C) is a “first of its kind” tool, used to determine if an iOS app is accessible for users with a variety of disabilities.

Hypothesis: When using the iA2C, novice users with little experience in accessible design will determine apps to have a statistically similar number of accessibility features as experts, assessing the …