• 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