Applying heuristics to perform a rigorous accessibility inspection in a commercial context

Proceedings of the 2003 Conference on Universal Usability, CCU 2003

Volumn , Issue , 2003, Pages 126-133

  Paddison, Claire ^a   Englefield, Paul ^a  

^a IBM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Accessibility; Accessibility heuristics; Heuristic evaluation; IBM Heuristic Evaluation Database

Indexed keywords

DATABASE SYSTEMS; FEEDBACK; INFORMATION SERVICES; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; PERSONAL DIGITAL ASSISTANTS; USER INTERFACES;

ACCESSIBILITY; ACCESSIBILITY HEURISTICS; HEURISTIC EVALUATION; IBM HEURISTIC EVALUATION DATABASE;

HEURISTIC METHODS;

EID: 18844362397     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1145/957205.957228     Document Type: Conference Paper

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