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2019 | OriginalPaper | Chapter

16. Policy and Standards on Web Accessibility for Cognitive and Learning Disabilities

Authors : Clayton Lewis, Lisa Seeman

Published in: Web Accessibility

Publisher: Springer London

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Abstract

Access to the Web for people with cognitive, language, and learning differences and limitations is widely recognized as important and becoming more important as Web content and Apps become ubiquitous. Yet progress has been slow, as indicated by limited support for cognitive accessibility within the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines process. How can this progress be accelerated, and how can research contribute to the increase in cognitive accessibility that is needed?

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Metadata
Title
Policy and Standards on Web Accessibility for Cognitive and Learning Disabilities
Authors
Clayton Lewis
Lisa Seeman
Copyright Year
2019
Publisher
Springer London
Book
Web Accessibility

Print ISBN: 978-1-4471-7439-4

Electronic ISBN: 978-1-4471-7440-0

Copyright Year: 2019

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-7440-0_16