Paper Info
Title
Perceptions of web accessibility guidelines by student website and app developers
Abstract
This research aims to evaluate the level of accessibility knowledge by student website and app (WEB&APP) developers as well as the role of education in their perceptions and usage of accessibility guidelines. It proposes an integrative theoretical framework to understand the relationship among education, WEB&APP developer knowledge, and guideline usage. The present work with results of a multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA) and an interview data analysis indicates that WEB&APP students have a low level of guideline familiarity and education plays an important role in their perceptions and usage of those guidelines. It emphasises the importance of accessibility guideline education, personal connection with people who have disabilities in the education process, need for empathy in accessible WEB&APP design and development, as well as business values of accessible WEB&APP.
Year
DOI
Venue
2022
10.1080/0144929X.2021.1940278
BEHAVIOUR & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Keywords
DocType
Volume
Web accessibility, accessibility guidelines, student website and app (WEB&APP) developers, education, mixed methods approach, people with disabilities
Journal
41
Issue
ISSN
Citations 
12
0144-929X
0
PageRank 
References 
Authors
0.34
0
2
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Shiya Cao100.34
Eleanor Loiacono200.34