Web accessibility guidelines: A lesson from the evolving Web

World Wide Web

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 61-88

  Harper, Simon ^a   Chen, Alex Q ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

evolution; measurement; visual impairment; Web accessibility

Indexed keywords

ACCESSIBILITY GUIDELINES; EVOLUTION; EVOLUTIONARY CHANGES; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION; USER EXPERIENCE; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT; WEB ACCESSIBILITY; WEB DESIGNERS; WEB INTERFACE;

HUMAN ENGINEERING; MEASUREMENTS; TECHNOLOGY;

WEBSITES;

EID: 84855531137     PISSN: 1386145X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11280-011-0130-8     Document Type: Article

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