Web Accessibility and Transparency for Accountability
| Autor: | Amélia Ferreira da Silva, Maria José Angélico, Telma Maia, Anabela Martins Silva, Sandrina Teixeira |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
| Předmět: |
business.industry
4. Education 05 social sciences Public relations 16. Peace & justice Transparency (behavior) language.human_language 0506 political science 11. Sustainability 0502 economics and business Accountability 050602 political science & public administration language Business Portuguese 050203 business & management Web accessibility |
| DOI: | 10.4018/978-1-5225-1868-6.ch007 |
| Popis: | Local government is a political power close to citizens and constitutes a mainstay of democracy. Because of their mission, the guidelines promoted by local government must be embedded in strategies of accountability and public communication. In that sense, it is worthwhile to ask if “local government accountability is being an inclusive concept?” In Portugal, transparency of municipalities is being accessed through the Municipality Transparency Index (MTI). The study aim was to investigate whatever MTI measures accessibility. This study examined the availability of local government information on the website for a sample of 86 Portuguese municipalities and presented the results of a quantitative evaluation of the web accessibility based on W3C guidelines, using an automated tool. Based on the main concepts of transparency and accessibility, it explored static association between MTI and web accessibility. This study contributed to the discussion about transparency as a social value and is of great importance for local policy makers and civic movements in favor of disabled people. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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