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Editing Wikipedia content by screen reader: easier interaction with the Accessible Rich Internet Applications suite.

Purpose. This study aims to improve Wikipedia usability for the blind and promote the application of standards relating to Web accessibility and usability. Method. First, accessibility and usability of Wikipedia home, search result and edit pages are analysed using the JAWS screen reader; next, sugg...

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Published in:Disability & Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology Vol. 4; no. 4; pp. 264 - 276
Main Authors: Buzzi M, Leporini B
Format: pictorial research Journal Article
Published: Taylor & Francis Ltd Jul2009
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          Persons with Disabilities
          Public Accommodation
          Software
          World Wide Web
          Assistive Technology Devices
          Blindness Complications
          Edit and Review
          Website Development
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      ab: Purpose. This study aims to improve Wikipedia usability for the blind and promote the application of standards relating to Web accessibility and usability. Method. First, accessibility and usability of Wikipedia home, search result and edit pages are analysed using the JAWS screen reader; next, suggestions for improving interaction are proposed and a new Wikipedia editing interface built. Most of the improvements were obtained using the Accessible Rich Internet Applications (WAI-ARIA) suite, developed by the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) within the framework of the Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI). Last, a scenario of use compares interaction of blind people with the original and the modified interfaces. Results. Our study highlights that although all contents are accessible via screen reader, usability issues exist due to the user's difficulties when interacting with the interface. The scenario of use shows how building an editing interface with the W3C WAI-ARIA suite eliminates many obstacles that can prevent blind users from actively contributing to Wikipedia. Conclusion. The modified Wikipedia editing page is simpler to use via a screen reader than the original one because ARIA ensures a page overview, rapid navigation, and total control of what is happening in the interface.
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