The Usability of Web Accessibility Guidelines: An Approach for Evaluation

Authors:
Maria Kapsi;Evangelos Vlachogiannis;Jenny Darzentas;Thomas Spyrou
Affiliations:
Department of Product and Systems Design Engineering, Hermoupolis, University of the Aegean, Syros, Greece GR84100;Department of Product and Systems Design Engineering, Hermoupolis, University of the Aegean, Syros, Greece GR84100;Department of Product and Systems Design Engineering, Hermoupolis, University of the Aegean, Syros, Greece GR84100;Department of Product and Systems Design Engineering, Hermoupolis, University of the Aegean, Syros, Greece GR84100
Venue:
UAHCI '09 Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Universal Access in Human-Computer Interaction. Part III: Applications and Services
Year:
2009

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Abstract

This paper aims at contributing to the evaluation of web accessibility and thus promoting design for all, considering the design process as an iterative process containing evaluation as a fundamental component. More specifically, the paper: 1) rethinks Web Accessibility Evaluation notion and its abstract requirements, 2) investigates the usability of W3C Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 1.0 and WCAG 2.0), and 3) proposes an approach for an evaluation of the usability of accessibility guidelines.