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Published in: Universal Access in the Information Society 1/2023

07-05-2021 | Communication

Evaluating web accessibility of educational institutions websites using a variable magnitude approach

Authors: K. S. Kuppusamy, V. Balaji

Published in: Universal Access in the Information Society | Issue 1/2023

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Abstract

The World Wide Web serves as an excellent platform for information dissemination. Educational institutions such as universities are utilizing the web medium to reach their target audience. In the post-Covid-19 scenario, the web medium has obtained increased significance as it has become the primary access channel to reach these institutions. In this backdrop, it becomes essential to analyze the accessibility of these sites for students with special needs. This paper presents an approach to compute the accessibility of web pages for persons with disabilities. A variable magnitude approach is proposed in this paper for the computation of accessibility barrier count as a combination of two different components. The proposed approach is experimented with top ranked higher educational institution websites of India. Based on the inferences from the results and inputs received from students with disabilities, a set of suggestions have been compiled by this paper to minimize the barriers faced by persons with disabilities in consuming these web resources.
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Metadata
Title
Evaluating web accessibility of educational institutions websites using a variable magnitude approach
Authors
K. S. Kuppusamy
V. Balaji
Publication date
07-05-2021
Publisher
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in
Universal Access in the Information Society / Issue 1/2023
Print ISSN: 1615-5289
Electronic ISSN: 1615-5297
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10209-021-00812-4

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