A survey on the awareness of brazilian web development community about cognitive accessibility

Perspectives and Practices of Digital Accessibility: A Survey of User Experience Professionals in Nordic Countries

“…Previous studies surveying professionals' views and practices on digital accessibility showed that, generally, practitioners involved in the development process have positive attitudes toward implementing accessibility practices in their projects [9,25] and view accessibility as an ethical issue [19]. Most of the studies conducted so far focused on web developers or development communities including web developers, software engineers, project managers, and analysts [2,3,19,23]. Other studies focused on a wider population, namely by addressing a wide range of professionals with an interest in web accessibility including roles such as HCI and UX, design, computer science, business, and software engineering specialists [15,38].…”

“…Regarding the law enforcement, it was observed that poor enforcement leads to the reluctance of some professionals and organizations to take accessibility into account in their projects [15,19]. Professionals generally do not consider accessibility practices in their workplaces in countries where digital accessibility is not a legal obligation [2,3,15,23]. Government websites, however, meet more accessibility requirements than commercial websites in countries worldwide [39], due to the fact that primarily digital public services are legally required to be developed in accordance with accessibility standards and guidelines.…”

“…A further challenge is related to increase the awareness and knowledge about digital accessibility of professionals involved in the development process. Studies show that the limited knowledge and awareness, and the lack of training of professionals lead to difficulties in the development of accessible systems [2,3,5,9,10,13,15,19,23]. Education and training are essential for professionals to acquire necessary theoretical and practical knowledge and to value the accessibility domain [9,13,19].…”

Um estudo sobre o conhecimento em acessibilidade digital entre desenvolvedores de aplicações móveis no Brasil

“…Embora alguns textos da literatura mencionem os motivos listados anteriormente, até o momento não existe um estudo abrangente sobre o conhecimento, as práticas, as motivações e as barreiras enfrentadas por pessoas envolvidas com o desenvolvimento móvel no Brasil a respeito de acessibilidade digital. Até o momento, foram encontrados apenas trabalhos que apresentam análises sobre a comunidade de desenvolvedores de aplicações web no que se fere ao conhecimento, práticas e testes relacionadosà acessibili-dade digital (FREIRE;RUSSO;FORTES, 2008;ANTONELLI et al, 2018;PICHILIANI;PIZZOLATO, 2019).…”

“…Nas outras regiões, 13,6% dos participantes eram do Sul, 12,4% do Nordeste, 10,4% do Centro-Oeste e a região Norte, que teve a menor representatividade, com apenas 2,7% de participação. Pesquisa survey-Pichiliani et. al (2019) Pichiliani e Pizzolato (2019) conduziu uma pesquisa exploratória no Brasil, por meio de uma parceria entre a empresa Utilizza -Design de Interação e a Universidade Federal de São Carlos (UFSCar), cujo objetivoé entender os conhecimentos e as barreiras que os profissionais de desenvolvimento web enfrentam em relaçãoà acessibilidade para pessoas com deficiências cognitivas.…”