2004 Accessibility Research Archive

81% of popular UK sites fail accessibility tests

Published: Fri Oct 1st, 2004 | Posted By: David Moore

A recent UK Disability Rights Commission accessibility review of 1000 popular UK sites found that 81% failed to reach WAI Priority One standard - the most basic level of provision. In addition, the report warns that 'compliance with the technical guidelines and the use of automated tests are only the first steps towards accessibility: there can be no substitute for involving disabled people themselves in design and testing'. We couldn't agree more.

Link: http://www.drc-gb.or...ndreports/report.asp

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How disabled people use the web

Published: Fri Sep 10th, 2004 | Posted By: Paul Fitzsimons

Research published by WAI describing how people with a variety of disabilities using various assistive technologies or adaptive strategies to access the web.

Link: http://www.w3.org/WAI/EO/Drafts/PWD-Use-Web/

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Digital Democracy for All?

Published: Fri Sep 10th, 2004 | Posted By: Paul Fitzsimons

Report on the current state of web accessibility in Ireland by Dr. Barry McMullin of the Research Institute for Networks and Communications Engineering (RINCE) at Dublin City University.

Link: http://eaccess.rince...01/warp-2002-01.html

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