Web accessibility: a review of research and initiatives
Web accessibility: a review of research and initiatives
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网络可访问性：研究和举措回顾
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2006
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J. Craven
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J. Craven
数字技术允许更多的人以他们选择的格式和方便的地点获取信息，从而提供了扩大信息获取的潜力。尽管如此，技术仍然会带来障碍；研究表明，残疾人被排除在外的风险最大，特别是盲人或视障人士以及使用屏幕阅读器等辅助技术的人。虽然辅助技术可以使残疾人能够“阅读”在线材料，但除非这些材料的设计方式可以被辅助技术解读，否则获取的障碍仍然存在。
Digital technology provides the potential to widen access to information by allowing more people to access information in a format of their choice and from a location convenient to them. Despite this, technology can still present barriers; research has shown that people with disabilities are at most risk of being excluded from access, and in particular people who are blind or visually impaired and who use assistive technologies such as screen readers. Although assistive technologies can enable people with disabilities to ‘read’ online materials, unless these materials are designed in a way that can be interpreted by the assistive technologies, barriers to access will still exist.
Accessible web design, ‘design for all’, or ‘universal access’ can remove these barriers and help to ensure as many users as possible can read and interact with websites, as well as ensure information can be interpreted by the technology used. A variety of methods are available to check web pages for accessibility and advice and guidelines on the subject of accessible web design are plentiful. However, studies show that despite a growing awareness of web accessibility issues, people are still experiencing barriers to access.