Accessibility 2.0: Next steps for web accessibility

Journal of Access Services

Volumn 6, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 265-294

  Kelly, Brian ^a   Sloan, David ^b   Brown, Stephen ^c   Seale, Jane ^d   Lauke, Patrick ^e   Ball, Simon ^f   Smith, Stuart ^g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BATH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

^c DE MONTFORT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD   (United Kingdom)

^f HIGHER EDUCATION ACADEMY   (United Kingdom)

^g Mimas University   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Contextual design; Guidelines; People with disabilities; WAI; WCAG; Web accessibility

Indexed keywords

EID: 61449103597     PISSN: 15367967     EISSN: 15367975     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15367960802301028     Document Type: Article

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