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A challenge to web accessibility metrics and guidelines: putting people and processes first

A challenge to web accessibility metrics and guidelines: putting people and processes first
A challenge to web accessibility metrics and guidelines: putting people and processes first
This paper argues that web accessibility is not an intrinsic characteristic of a digital resource but is determined by complex political, social and other contextual factors, as well as technical aspects which are the focus of WAI standardisation activities. It can therefore be inappropriate to develop legislation or focus on metrics only associated with properties of the resource.

The authors describe the value of standards such as BS 8878 which focus on best practices for the process of developing web products and include a user focus.

The paper concludes with a case study that illustrates how learning analytics could provide data to support the improvement of the inclusivity of learning resources, providing a broader perspective beyond the digital resource
web accessibility, web accessibility standards, WCAG, accessibility metrics
978-1-4503-1019-2
Association for Computing Machinery
Cooper, Martyn
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Sloan, David
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Kelly, Brian
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Lewthwaite, Sarah
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Cooper, Martyn
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Cooper, Martyn, Sloan, David, Kelly, Brian and Lewthwaite, Sarah (2012) A challenge to web accessibility metrics and guidelines: putting people and processes first. In W4A '12 Proceedings of the International Cross-Disciplinary Conference on Web Accessibility. Association for Computing Machinery. 4 pp . (doi:10.1145/2207016.2207028).

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Abstract

This paper argues that web accessibility is not an intrinsic characteristic of a digital resource but is determined by complex political, social and other contextual factors, as well as technical aspects which are the focus of WAI standardisation activities. It can therefore be inappropriate to develop legislation or focus on metrics only associated with properties of the resource.

The authors describe the value of standards such as BS 8878 which focus on best practices for the process of developing web products and include a user focus.

The paper concludes with a case study that illustrates how learning analytics could provide data to support the improvement of the inclusivity of learning resources, providing a broader perspective beyond the digital resource

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Published date: 2012
Venue - Dates: International Cross-Disciplinary Conference on Web Accessibility (W4A '12), Lyon, France, 2012-04-16 - 2012-04-17
Keywords: web accessibility, web accessibility standards, WCAG, accessibility metrics
Organisations: Web & Internet Science, Southampton Education School

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Local EPrints ID: 374516
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/374516
ISBN: 978-1-4503-1019-2
PURE UUID: c438c71a-6e0d-4498-9996-efc225618ab8
ORCID for Sarah Lewthwaite: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0003-4480-3705

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Last modified: 16 Mar 2024 04:21

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Author: Martyn Cooper
Author: David Sloan
Author: Brian Kelly

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