Development technologies impact in Web accessibility

Carlos M. Duarte, Inês Matos, João Vicente, Ana Salvado, Carlos M. Duarte, Luís Carriço

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Abstract

This paper presents a study assessing the effect of development technology choices on the accessibility quality of web pages. We used an off-the-shelf tool to identify technologies over a set of 1669 pages, each from a different domain. We have focused, in particular, in programming languages, Web and JavaScript frameworks, and content management systems categories. Simultaneously, we used an automatic accessibility evaluation tool to assess the accessibility of those pages. The study shows statistical evidence that some technologies lead to more accessible pages, within all categories. Copyright is held by the owner/author(s). Publication rights licensed to ACM.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationW4A 2016 - 13th Web for All Conference
PublisherAssociation for Computing Machinery, Inc
ISBN (Electronic)9781450341387
DOIs
StatePublished - Apr 11 2016
Event13th Web for All Conference, W4A 2016 - Montreal, Canada
Duration: Apr 11 2016Apr 13 2016

Publication series

NameW4A 2016 - 13th Web for All Conference

Conference

Conference13th Web for All Conference, W4A 2016
Country/TerritoryCanada
CityMontreal
Period04/11/1604/13/16

Keywords

  • Automatic evaluation
  • Web accessibility
  • Web technologies

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Computer Networks and Communications

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