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Gauging Ada Compliance In The 21st Century Business Internet: A Pilot Study, Daniel Mcdonald, Tanya Goette, Hannah Petoia
Gauging Ada Compliance In The 21st Century Business Internet: A Pilot Study, Daniel Mcdonald, Tanya Goette, Hannah Petoia
Communications of the IIMA
This paper explores issues of accessibility in Web design, including the applicability of various federal statutes such as the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) and Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. A pilot study of six private sector websites is completed to gauge the effectiveness of current accessibility standards as interpreted from the ADA and Section 508. Evaluating these sites shows that even after 25 years, sites still have accessibility issues.
Measuring The Accessibility Of The U.S. State Government Web Sites, Jennifer Daniels White, Tanya Goette, Dale Young
Measuring The Accessibility Of The U.S. State Government Web Sites, Jennifer Daniels White, Tanya Goette, Dale Young
Communications of the IIMA
Web accessibility has become an important issue since the dramatic rise in the use of the Web. Web accessibility deals with overcoming barriers users with disabilities face when trying to access information on Web sites. The U.S. has passed laws relating to Web accessibility to improve the usability of the Internet for disabled users. Technical advancements have improved assistive tools such as page readers for users with disabilities, but accessibility requires more than assistive tools. Web page design causes many accessibility problems. This study examines the accessibility of the home pages of the official government Web sites of the 50 …