Requirements for building accessible web-based communities for people with functional diversity

International Journal of Web Based Communities

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 52-65

  Santos, Olga C ^a   Boticario, Jesús G ^a  

^a Software Engineering and Artificial Intelligence Department   (Spain)

Author keywords

Accessibility guidelines; Accessible services; Functional diversity; Open architecture; Social software; Special needs; Universal design; Web based communities

Indexed keywords

ACCESS CONTROL; INTERNET; ONLINE SYSTEMS;

ACCESSIBILITY GUIDELINES; FUNCTIONAL DIVERSITY; WEB-BASED COMMUNITIES;

WEB SERVICES;

EID: 70350309573     PISSN: 14778394     EISSN: 17418216     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJWBC.2008.016490     Document Type: Article

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