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Accessibility of emerging rich web technologies: web 2.0 and the semantic web

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Web 2.0 is a new approach to Web content, making it more interactive and allowing sites to combine features in new ways. This change in paradigm brings new challenges to people with disabilities. Accessibility advocates must develop solutions rapidly. Semantic Web technologies address some of these requirements, and accessibility innovation may be part of A convergence of the Web 2.0 and Semantic Web.

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W4A '07: Proceedings of the 2007 international cross-disciplinary conference on Web accessibility (W4A)
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  3. accessible rich internet applications
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