Applying web usability criteria for vision-impaired users: Does it really improve task performance?

International Journal of Human-Computer Interaction

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 17-47

  Leporini, Barbara ^a,b   Paternò, Fabio ^a  

^a ISTI CNR ^*

^b ISTI CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ACCESSIBILITY GUIDELINES; DESIGN CRITERIA; EMPIRICAL VALIDATION; INTEGRATED SUPPORTS; TASK PERFORMANCE; TRADITIONAL TECHNIQUES; WEB APPLICATION; WEB USABILITY;

DESIGN; NAVIGATION;

WEBSITES;

EID: 41549096822     PISSN: 10447318     EISSN: 15327590     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10447310701771472     Document Type: Article

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