Evaluation of Website Accessibility of State Vocational Rehabilitation Agencies.

State vocational rehabilitation (VR) agencies, either serving a general population of persons with disabilities or specifically for persons who are blind, communicate with potential consumers and the public through websites. To examine the accessibility of VR websites for persons with disabilities,...

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Publicado en:Journal of Rehabilitation Vol. 74; no. 1; pp. 12 - 19
Autores principales: Sligar, Steven R., Zeng, Xiaoming
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: National Rehabilitation Association January/February/March 2008
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      ab: State vocational rehabilitation (VR) agencies, either serving a general population of persons with disabilities or specifically for persons who are blind, communicate with potential consumers and the public through websites. To examine the accessibility of VR websites for persons with disabilities, we used the automated tool Bobby to evaluate 80 home pages. We found that all 80 agencies had a working website, though 34 (43%) provided no information about the site's accessibility. Seven (9%) of the websites did not pass the Bobby evaluation. We also examined the types of violations and the relationship between the two agencies' web sites. Recommendations include posting web accessibility logos to inform consumers, and future research to evaluate several pages within the website and evaluate website usability. Reprinted by permission of the publisher.
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