Research on Web Accessibility of Libraries in Taiwan
Date Issued
2010
Date
2010
Author(s)
Hou, Hsiao-Chun
Abstract
This research focuses on the accessibility of public and university libraries in Taiwan. Web accessibility data collected in 2009 and automatic assessment tool, Freego-windows-3.1.0, was used to evaluate compliance with major accessibile web design guidelines. The results were presented in the form of basic descriprive statistics, including percentages of approved web pages and the number of barriers. Besides, the accessibility testing by users was also conducted to prove the validity of automated accessibility testing.
The results indicate that despite the government plan gave impetus to accessibility, only 19 to 40 percent of th web sites were free of Freego-detectable errors. Besides, ANOVA approved that public libraries in different area and those university libraries with Webometrics Rankings of World Universities were more likely to have accessible web sites. In addition, correlation analysis verified that the consistency between automated accessibility testing and accessibility testing by users.
The findings of this research give cause for concern: libraries web sites tend to contain many barriers; more education and continued advocacy is needed to increase web accessibility at libraries; recommendatory guidelines for creating accessible web pages are included.
Subjects
web accessibility
accessible design
universal design
public library
university library
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