A test procedure for checking the WCAG 2.0 guidelines
pp. 120-131
Abstract
The Internet is an indispensable part of our everyday life today. Worldwide the number of Internet users from 1997–2014 has increased from 121 million to 2.9 billion - that represents an increase from 2 percent to 40 percent of the world's population [1]. Despite this growth there are barriers to Internet use. This is especially true for people with disabilities. To minimize this, the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0 specifies guidelines on how a web page can be created to optimize accessibility. In this paper a web-based test procedure as prototype is going to be presented. The accompanying prototype supports the test of all success criteria. The paper is based on an empirical study and evaluation of existing automatic test tools, which are used for the test procedure. As a result, the tester obtains a numerical value about the degree of accessibility. That's a statement of how well the web page meets the success criteria.
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Antona Margherita, Stephanidis Constantine (2016) Universal access in human-computer interaction. methods, techniques, and best practices: 10th international conference, UAHCI 2016, held as part of HCI international 2016, Toronto, ON, Canada, july 17-22, 2016. Dordrecht, Springer.
Pages: 120-131
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-40250-5_12
Full citation:
Wille Kathrin, Wille Cornelius, Dumke Reiner (2016) „A test procedure for checking the WCAG 2.0 guidelines“, In: M. Antona & C. Stephanidis (eds.), Universal access in human-computer interaction. methods, techniques, and best practices, Dordrecht, Springer, 120–131.