What we know about dyslexia and Web accessibility: A research review

Universal Access in the Information Society

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 147-152

  McCarthy, Jacob E ^a   Swierenga, Sarah J ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Accessibility; Disabilities; Dyslexia; Interface design; Universal design; Usability

Indexed keywords

ACCESSIBILITY GUIDELINES; BODY OF KNOWLEDGE; DESIGN GUIDELINES; INTERFACE DESIGNS; INTERNET USERS; LARGE GROUPS; ONLINE INTERACTION; RESEARCH REVIEW; UNIVERSAL DESIGN; USABILITY TESTING; USABILITY TESTS; WEB ACCESSIBILITY; WEB USERS;

DESIGN; INTERNET; WORLD WIDE WEB;

USABILITY ENGINEERING;

EID: 77953538006     PISSN: 16155289     EISSN: 16155297     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10209-009-0160-5     Document Type: Review

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