In recent years there has been considerable interest in making websites accessible to users with physical disabilities. There are many published works that suggest methodologies for developing websites that cater for users with disabilities. However, too often, websites developed using these methodologies are found to be non-appealing to the majority of able-bodied users. As a result, these websites lack credibility. This article discusses how a website can implement accessibility features and at the same time maintain credibility. This paper shows that the implementation of a minimal set of simple guidelines in website design can effect considerable results. The article first presents the suggested minimal set of guidelines and then provides an evaluation of the guidelines, based on website usage trials.
The Internet is becoming widely available and increasingly important in the modern world. Because of this, it is very important that children start to familiarize themselves with the Internet at a young age. As technology is becoming increasingly part of our daily lives, computers and the Internet have been adopted into schools. The sea of information and learning activities available on the Internet has the potential to greatly help in the development of young minds. However, the question remains as to how safe an environment the Internet is for young children. Children might not see any dangers beyond the physical environment where they live. Therefore, the Internet can be an unsafe place for them to venture into. Children can be targeted by a wide number of Internet risks. For these reasons, the problem of how to keep children who are using the Internet safe must be solved. This paper identifies the potential risks associated with primary school children using the Internet. This paper evaluates the level of understanding of Internet safety that children have. This paper identifies what children use the Internet for and what information that they are willing to reveal while online. The findings of this paper are based on analysis of a survey carried out on 645 Irish primary school children in February 2007.
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