DocumentCode
76593
Title
Personalized Web Accessibility using Client-Side Refactoring
Author
Garrido, Austin ; Firmenich, S. ; Rossi, Gustavo ; Grigera, Julian ; Medina-Medina, Nuria ; Harari, I.
Author_Institution
Univ. Nac. de La Plata, La Plata, Argentina
Volume
17
Issue
4
fYear
2013
fDate
July-Aug. 2013
Firstpage
58
Lastpage
66
Abstract
According to W3C accessibility standards, most Web applications are neither accessible nor usable for people with disabilities. Developers often solve this problem by building separate accessible applications, but these applications are seldom usable and typically offer less functionality than the original. Another common solution is to maintain a single application, but create an accessible view by applying on-the-fly transformations to each requested page-a solution that rarely suits all audiences. A third solution is described here: let users improve Web accessibility in their client browsers through interface refactorings, which offer many customized, accessible views of a single application.
Keywords
Internet; handicapped aids; software maintenance; user interfaces; W3C accessibility standards; client browsers; client-side refactoring; disabled people; interface refactorings; on-the-fly transformations; personalized Web accessibility; Browsers; Electronic mail; HTML; Internet; Navigation; Reverse engineering; Software design; Software reusability; Usability; evolving Internet applications; reengineering; restructuring; reverse engineering; usability testing; user interfaces;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Internet Computing, IEEE
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
1089-7801
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/MIC.2012.143
Filename
6362136
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