Understanding and supporting web developers:: design and evaluation of a web accessibility information resource (WebAIR)

David Mark Swallow; Helen Petrie; Christopher Douglas Power

Understanding and supporting web developers: design and evaluation of a web accessibility information resource (WebAIR)

David Mark Swallow, Helen Petrie, Christopher Douglas Power

Computer Science

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Abstract

This paper describes the design and evaluation of a Web Accessibility
Information Resource (WebAIR) for supporting web developers to create and
evaluate accessible websites. WebAIR was designed with web developers in mind,
recognising their current working practices and acknowledging their existing
understanding of web accessibility. We conducted an evaluation with 32
professional web developers in which they used either WebAIR or an existing
accessibility information resource, the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, to
identify accessibility problems. The findings indicate that several design decisions
made in relation to the language, organisation, and volume of WebAIR were
effective in supporting web developers to undertake web accessibility evaluations.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Universal Design 2016
Subtitle of host publication	Learning from the past, designing for the future (Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Universal Design, UD2016)
Place of Publication	Amsterdam
Publisher	IOS Press
Pages	482-491
Number of pages	10
Volume	229
Publication status	Published - 21 Aug 2016

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Swallow, David Mark ; Petrie, Helen ; Power, Christopher Douglas. / Understanding and supporting web developers: design and evaluation of a web accessibility information resource (WebAIR). Universal Design 2016: Learning from the past, designing for the future (Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Universal Design, UD2016). Vol. 229 Amsterdam : IOS Press, 2016. pp. 482-491

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Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

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