DocumentCode :
3510748
Title :
Accessibility analysis and evaluation of Bangladesh government websites
Author :
Baowaly, Mrinal Kanti ; Bhuiyan, Moniruzzaman
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Inf. Technol., Univ. of Dhaka, Dhaka, Bangladesh
fYear :
2012
fDate :
18-19 May 2012
Firstpage :
46
Lastpage :
51
Abstract :
The Web is a progressively more important resource in many aspects of life: education, employment, government, commerce, healthcare, recreation, and more. It is essential that the web be accessible to people with equal access and equal opportunity to all also with disabilities. An accessible web can also help elderly population and also people with disabilities more actively contribute in society. This paper concentrates on mainly two things; firstly, it briefly examines accessibility guidelines, evaluation methods and analysis tools. Secondly, it analyzes and evaluates the web accessibility of e-Government websites of Bangladesh according to the `W3C Web Content Accessibility Guidelines´. We also present a recommendation for improvement of e-Government websites´ accessibility in Bangladesh.
Keywords :
Web sites; government data processing; human factors; Bangladesh government Web site accessibility analysis; Bangladesh government Web site evaluation; W3C Web content accessibility guidelines; analysis tools; disabled people; elderly population; Education; Image recognition; Keyboards; Manuals; Accessibility guidelines; Accessibility testing and evaluation; Assistive tools; Web accessibility; e-Government;
fLanguage :
English
Publisher :
ieee
Conference_Titel :
Informatics, Electronics & Vision (ICIEV), 2012 International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Dhaka
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-1153-3
Type :
conf
DOI :
10.1109/ICIEV.2012.6317487
Filename :
6317487
Link To Document :
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