Digital Democracy for All?
Assessing Web Accessibility in Ireland
Dr. Barry
McMullin
Research Institute for Networks
and
Communications Engineering (RINCE)
Dublin City University
Nouvelles
Technologies pour une Société plus Accessible
Paris, Apr 28-29 2003
[Presentation also available
in PDF Format.]
Contents
- Overview
- Disability, the Internet and WCAG
- Large Scale Surveying: Why?
- Large Scale Surveying: How?
- Key Results
- Pervasive Defects
- Major Caveats
- Recommendations
- Thanks...
- Links
Overview
- Disability, the Internet and WCAG
- Large Scale WCAG Surveying: Why? How?
- Key Results
- Pervasive Defects
- Major Caveats
- Recommendations
- Thanks...
Disability, the Internet and WCAG
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Opportunities
- Print disabilities
- Motor disabilities
- ...
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Threats
- Cost
- Open or Closed Systems? (WCAG)
Large Scale Surveying: Why?
- Publicity/Awareness
- Public Policy (including legislation)
- Education and Training
- RTD (UAAG...)
Large Scale Surveying: How?
-
Automated (severe limitation!)
- Capture:
pavuk - Assessment:
bobby - XML Reports
- Database
postgresql
- Capture:
Key Results
- 100% failed WCAG-AA.
- At least 94% failed WCAG-A.
- At least 90% failed generic HTML standards.
Pervasive Defects
- Rigid display coding (98.7%).
- Missing ALT (90.6%).
- Defective HTML (89.9%).
- Poor link text (76.7%).
- Inaccessible forms (69.8%).
- Device restrictions (69.2%).
- HTML frames (34.0%).
Major Caveats
- Sampling.
- False Negatives.
- False Positives.
- But: Comparative studies may be fruitful(?).
Recommendations
- Public Awareness.
- New Tools and Technologies.
- Leading by Example.
- Education and Training.
- Legislation.
- Further Research.
Thanks...
- John Kelly, Head of Business Banking, AIB PLC.
- Research students: Esmond Walshe and Carmen Marincu.
- RINCE, HEA.
