Web accessibility for citizens with reduced capacities on science portals: evaluation of MCTIC and Ciência Viva

Gonçalves, Tatiana Santos; Solà, Núria Simelio i; Sardá, Amparo Moreno

doi:10.1080/13216597.2021.1885463

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“…Their study has identified citizens’ requirements for using OGD portals and the concepts of gamification theory for designing OGD portals and making them inclusive. Gonçalves et al , (2021) evaluated two science portals Ministry of Science, Technology, Innovations and Communication of Brazil and Ciencia Viva Agency, Portugal, to ascertain if people with physical disabilities could use them. The study found that the science portals needed to follow accessibility rules to facilitate the use of portals by people with disabilities.…”

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Comparison of open science portals of India: web accessibility study

Das,

Awasthi

et al. 2024

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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to compare ten Open Science Portals in India. The comparison is made using the three primary parameters of accessibility, search engine optimization (SEO) and performance. This study aims to investigate whether the ten selected web portals efficiently meet the web accessibility requirements of the large population at an acceptable rate. Design/methodology/approach This study was performed by using the Siteimprove web tool to collect information about Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0. The online accessibility tools provided by Siteimprove make it simple to comply with and follow the global WCAG at all compliance levels. This study selected ten web portals taking into account the open accessibility and the web portals offered by the Indian Government to promote research and innovation. Findings The findings of this research will be beneficial for the government website designers, managers and administrators to assess their website’s level of compliance with accepted accessibility standards so they can make tactical choices to increase accessibility. Originality/value This study highlights the portals’ robust characteristic features and downsides, where improvement may be required. It also focused on how these portals help in promoting citizen science and public understanding of science nationwide.

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Section: Review Of Literaturementioning

confidence: 99%

Comparison of open science portals of India: web accessibility study

Das,

Awasthi

et al. 2024

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“…Mesmo possuindo diversos recursos disponíveis para o desenvolvimento de web sites acessíveis, como as diretrizes internacionais de acessibilidade na web [W3C 2015a, W3C 2015b, W3C 2018b], especificações técnicas [W3C 2017a], validadores de código [W3C 2013, W3C 2019a] e avaliadores automáticos de acessibilidade [W3C 2016b], a literatura mostra que o nível de acessibilidade dos web sites ainda é baixo [Máñez-Carvajal et al 2019, Martins et al 2017, Gonçalves et al 2021. Mais do que isso, nem mesmo a existência de leis em alguns países contribui para a melhoria do cenário corrente [Barricelli et al 2018, Carvajal et al 2018, Kimmons 2017.…”

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Introdução à Acessibilidade na Web: do Conceito à Prática

Germano¹,

Eliseo²,

Silveira³

2021

Minicursos Da VII Jornadas Ibero-Americanas De Interação Humano-Computador

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Mobile Applications Accessibility: An Evaluation of the Local Portuguese Press

2021

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The local press has always played a central role in the Portuguese society. Recently, new innovative technological projects to develop mobile applications and focus on local journalism in Portugal have emerged. These initiatives allow the development of better and more appealing services for local users. However, due to the important social role of the local press, this also brings along some responsibilities. Our main research goal is to study the accessibility issues in local journalism in Portugal. To this end, we first describe the current situation of local journalism in Portugal and some accessibility issues raised by the appearance of mobile applications. We then develop a simple checklist that allows the assessment of whether these applications have prevented social exclusion and facilitated the access of local information to a wide range of users, including disabled citizens. This tool provides the regional news publisher with information to improve its democratization of access to local information in Portugal. Using the cognitive walkthrough method, we illustrate the proposed framework by presenting case studies of five mobile applications in Portuguese local and regional press. This study concludes that despite the great potential that mobile applications showcase, several accessibility issues have not been properly addressed.

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Web accessibility for citizens with reduced capacities on science portals: evaluation of MCTIC and Ciência Viva

Cited by 3 publications

References 8 publications

Comparison of open science portals of India: web accessibility study

Comparison of open science portals of India: web accessibility study

Introdução à Acessibilidade na Web: do Conceito à Prática

Mobile Applications Accessibility: An Evaluation of the Local Portuguese Press

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