Exploring the Design, Development and Use of Websites through Accessibility and Usability Studies

Autor/in	Foley, Alan
Titel	Exploring the Design, Development and Use of Websites through Accessibility and Usability Studies
Quelle	In: Journal of Educational Multimedia and Hypermedia, 20 (2011) 4, S.361-385 (25 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1055-8896
Schlagwörter	Standards; Special Needs Students; Testing; Evaluation Criteria; Federal Legislation; Internet; Educational Technology; Computer Software Evaluation; Web Sites; Computer Mediated Communication; Computer Uses in Education; College Students; Accessibility (for Disabled); Assistive Technology; Design Requirements; Barriers; Program Validation; Audits (Verification); Program Effectiveness; Visual Impairments; Dyslexia; Learning Disabilities; Usability; Use Studies; Observation; Interviews; Computer System Design + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Standard; Sonderpädagogischer Förderbedarf; Testdurchführung; Testen; Bundesrecht; Unterrichtsmedien; Softwareanalyse; Web-Design; Computerkonferenz; Computernutzung; Collegestudent; Accessibility; Zugänglichkeit; Design preferences; Gestaltungsmittel; Visual handicap; Sehbehinderung; Dyslexics; Legasthenie; Lese-Rechtschreib-Schwäche; Learning handicap; Lernbehinderung; Benutzerschulung; Beobachtung; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik
Abstract	In this paper, data obtained from a university website accessibility and usability validation process are analyzed and used to demonstrate how the design process can affect the online experience for users with disabilities. Interviews, observations, and use data (e.g. where users clicked on a page or what path taken through a site) were collected. Findings indicate that using automated validation tools does not necessarily ensure complete accessibility. Students with low vision found many of the pages hard to use even though automated validation did not indicate issues for visual disabilities. While the pages were accessible for blind users, low vision students who did not use specialized software had access problems. Findings from this study are used to present principles for web designers interested in creating and testing usable and accessible websites. (Contains 4 tables, 3 figures, and 10 footnotes.) (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education. P.O. Box 1545, Chesapeake, VA 23327-1545. Tel: 757-366-5606; Fax: 703-997-8760; e-mail: info@aace.org; Web site: http://www.aace.org
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10