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User tests demonstration: real experiences in measuring web accessibility needs for people with disabilities and the elderly

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A practical user test session with people with disabilities and the elderly is presented. The background and expert knowledge on web accessibility evaluation of ONCE Foundation, CIDAT and Technosite will be used to carry out a demonstrative workshop on how a non accessible web site can be improved through WCAG 1.0 and 2.0 as well as the results of real user tests in order to make it compliant with universal guidelines.

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    W4A '09: Proceedings of the 2009 International Cross-Disciplinary Conference on Web Accessibililty (W4A)
    April 2009
    189 pages
    ISBN:9781605585611
    DOI:10.1145/1535654
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    1. elderly people
    2. people with disabilities
    3. user tests
    4. web accessibility
    5. web usability

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