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  • Certification or Conformance: Making a Successful Commitment to WCAG 2.0

    Suzette Keith, Nikolaos Floratos, Gill Whitney · 2012 · Proceedings of the International Cross-Disciplinary Conference on Web Accessibility (W4A)

    Commissioned by ANEC (the European consumer voice in standardisation), this study examined whether voluntary self-declaration or third-party certification of web accessibility conformance translates into actual compliance with WCAG 2.0. The researchers selected 100 websites from…

    WCAG compliance · accessibility evaluation · certification · conformance testing · e-government

  • A Challenge to Web Accessibility Metrics and Guidelines: Putting People and Processes First

    Martyn Cooper, David Sloan, Brian Kelly, Sarah Lewthwaite · 2012 · Proceedings of the International Cross-Disciplinary Conference on Web Accessibility (W4A)

    This influential paper argues that web accessibility is not an intrinsic property of a digital resource but a relational quality determined by the interaction between users, resources, and contexts — shaped by political, social, cultural, and technical factors. The authors…

    accessibility theory · accessibility policy · WCAG compliance · user experience · disability studies

  • Guidelines, Icons and Marketable Skills: An Accessibility Evaluation of 100 Web Development Company Homepages

    Teresa D. Gilbertson, Colin H. C. Machin · 2012 · Proceedings of the International Cross-Disciplinary Conference on Web Accessibility (W4A)

    This study examined whether web development companies that market accessibility as a skill actually practice what they preach, by evaluating the homepages of 100 UK web development companies selected from Google searches across four geographic regions. Each homepage was tested…

    web accessibility · WCAG compliance · developer awareness · conformance testing · accessibility evaluation

  • Understanding Web Accessibility and Its Drivers

    Yeliz Yesilada, Giorgio Brajnik, Markel Vigo, Simon Harper · 2012 · Proceedings of the International Cross-Disciplinary Conference on Web Accessibility (W4A)

    This highly cited study surveyed over 300 people with an interest in web accessibility to investigate how the community defines accessibility, what motivates people to work on it, and which definitions are most widely accepted. The authors note that the accessibility community…

    accessibility theory · accessibility definitions · user experience · usability · accessibility policy

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