Abstract:Abstract. Automatic evaluation tools are crucial for helping designers to develop accessible web content. However, most of the existing automatic tools are focused on evaluating the accessibility of (X)HTML code and do not consider style sheets. CSS provides mechanisms for separating content from display which is a requirement for accessible web documents. Although the use of CSS has become essential, sometimes its powerful mechanisms and functionalities may lead to a misuse. This paper presents an accessibili… Show more
“…This approach can be cumbersome for expressing possible guidelines to check. The UGL language has been subsequently refined [19] to include the opportunity to express requirements related to the CSS code inside the guidelines.…”
During the last decade, Web site accessibility and usability have become increasingly important. Consequently, many tools have been developed for automatic or semi-automatic evaluation of Web site accessibility.
“…This approach can be cumbersome for expressing possible guidelines to check. The UGL language has been subsequently refined [19] to include the opportunity to express requirements related to the CSS code inside the guidelines.…”
During the last decade, Web site accessibility and usability have become increasingly important. Consequently, many tools have been developed for automatic or semi-automatic evaluation of Web site accessibility.
“…Tools can significantly increase efficiency when testing for accessibility (A. Aizpurua, Arrue, Vigo, & Abascal, 2009;Vigo & Brajnik, 2011). The positive aspects of tools include that they are faster than humans and can easily process very large numbers of Web pages and they cost less.…”
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This dissertation would not have been possible without the many years of support provided by both the Bartiméus Foundation and the Accessibility Foundation.
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