Web accessibility as a side effect

John T. Richards; Kyle Montague; Vicki L. Hanson

doi:10.1145/2384916.2384931

Web accessibility as a side effect

John T. Richards, Kyle Montague, Vicki L. Hanson

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Abstract

This paper explores evidence for the conjecture that improvements in Web accessibility have arisen, in part, as side effects of changes in Web technology and associated shifts in the way Web pages are designed and coded. Drawing on an earlier study of Web accessibility trends over the past 14 years, it discusses several possible indirect contributors to improving accessibility including the use of new browser capabilities to create more sophisticated page layouts, a growing concern with improved page rank in search results, and a shift toward crossdevice content design. Understanding these examples may inspire the creation of additional technologies with incidental accessibility benefits.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	ASSETS'12
Subtitle of host publication	Proceedings of the 14th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility
Place of Publication	New York
Publisher	Association for Computing Machinery
Pages	79-86
Number of pages	8
ISBN (Print)	9781450313216
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1145/2384916.2384931
Publication status	Published - 2012
Event	14th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility - Millenium Harvest House Hotel, Boulder, Colorado, United States Duration: 22 Oct 2012 → 24 Oct 2012 http://assets12.sigaccess.org/index.html

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Conference	14th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility
Abbreviated title	ASSETS 2012
Country/Territory	United States
City	Boulder, Colorado
Period	22/10/12 → 24/10/12
Internet address	http://assets12.sigaccess.org/index.html

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Richards, JT, Montague, K & Hanson, VL 2012, Web accessibility as a side effect. in ASSETS'12 : Proceedings of the 14th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility. Association for Computing Machinery, New York, pp. 79-86, 14th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility, Boulder, Colorado, United States, 22/10/12. https://doi.org/10.1145/2384916.2384931

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