Evaluating Progressive Web App Accessibility for People with Disabilities

Autor: Konstantinos I. Roumeliotis, Nikolaos D. Tselikas
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: Network, Vol 2, Iss 2, Pp 350-369 (2022)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2673-8732
DOI: 10.3390/network2020022
Popis: App development is a steadily growing industry. Progressive web apps (PWAs) constitute a technology inspired by native and hybrid apps; they use web technologies to create web and mobile apps. Based on a service worker, a caching mechanism, and an app shell, PWAs aim to offer web apps with features and user interfaces similar to those of native apps. Furthermore, technological development has created a greater need for accessibility. An increasing number of websites, even government ones, are overlooking the need for equal access to new technologies among people with disabilities. This article presents, in a systematic review format, both PWAs and web accessibility and aims to evaluate PWAs’ effectiveness as regards the corresponding accessibility provided.
Databáze: Directory of Open Access Journals