Exploring perceptions of web accessibility: a survey approach.
The equality of access – accessibility – is difficult to quantify, define, or agree upon. Our previous work analysed the responses of web accessibility specialists in regard to a number of pre-defined definitions of accessibility. While uncovering much, this analysis did not allow us to quantify the...
| Published in: | Behaviour & Information Technology Vol. 34; no. 2; pp. 119 - 135 |
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| Format: | research Journal Article |
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
Feb2015
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