The accessibility of state occupational safety and health consultation websites
| Autor: | Norman E. Youngblood, Muhammet Fehmi Capanoglu, Richard F. Sesek |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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Computer Networks and Communications
Computer science business.industry media_common.quotation_subject 05 social sciences Internet privacy 050301 education Occupational safety and health Human-Computer Interaction alt attribute Software inspection Agency (sociology) 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences Quality (business) State (computer science) Analysis tools business 0503 education 050107 human factors Software Information Systems Web accessibility media_common |
| Zdroj: | Universal Access in the Information Society. 20:85-92 |
| ISSN: | 1615-5297 1615-5289 |
| Popis: | This study examines the accessibility of state occupational safety and health agency (SOSHA) websites for users with disabilities. To examine accessibility, we used a combination of AChecker-based automated analysis and manual code inspection to evaluate SOSHA consultation website accessibility. Manual code inspection looked at image ALT attribute, form label, and linked text quality, as well as the presence of skip-to-content links. Only two sites passed federal accessibility requirements based on WCAG 2.0 Level A and AA guidelines. Accessibility problems may impede a user’s quest for safety information, both for employers and employees. The results of this study also emphasize the need for researchers using automated analysis tools to supplement their research with manual site inspection. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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