Enabling Web users and developers to script accessibility with Accessmonkey.
Efficient web access remains elusive for blind computer users. Previous efforts to improve web accessibility have focused on developer awareness, automated improvement, and legislation, but these approaches have left remaining concerns. First, while many tools can help produce accessible content, mo...
| Publicado en: | Disability & Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology Vol. 4; no. 4; pp. 288 - 300 |
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| Formato: | pictorial research Journal Article |
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
Jul2009
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