Accessibility and readability of university websites in Finland
This article describes a study conducted by the authors to evaluate the accessibility and readability of the contents of the Web sites of seven universities in Finland. The accessibility assessment has been carried out to check compliance with accessibility guidelines for Web content established by...
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doaj-6d4f61eba9054810894e3aa67c01d54c2020-11-25T00:55:48ZengUniversitat Politècnica de CatalunyaJournal of Accessibility and Design for All2013-70872013-70872012-11-012217818910.17411/jacces.v2i2.7066Accessibility and readability of university websites in FinlandMarkku Karhu0José R. Hilera1Luis Fernández2Ricardo Ríos3University of Applied SciencesUniversidad de AlcaláUniversidad de AlcaláUniversidad de AlcaláThis article describes a study conducted by the authors to evaluate the accessibility and readability of the contents of the Web sites of seven universities in Finland. The accessibility assessment has been carried out to check compliance with accessibility guidelines for Web content established by the World Wide Web Consortium recommendation in WCAG 2.0. The readability has been evaluated using the Flesch Reading Ease Level formula for English texts. We have tried to determine whether the universities have been concerned to provide accessible information about the university through its website so that it can be accessed by everyone (teachers, students), regardless of whether or not the user has a disability.http://www.jacces.org/index.php/jacces/article/view/70 |
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Accessibility and readability of university websites in Finland |
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Accessibility and readability of university websites in Finland |
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Accessibility and readability of university websites in Finland |
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Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya |
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Journal of Accessibility and Design for All |
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This article describes a study conducted by the authors to evaluate the accessibility and readability of the contents of the Web sites of seven universities in Finland. The accessibility assessment has been carried out to check compliance with accessibility guidelines for Web content established by the World Wide Web Consortium recommendation in WCAG 2.0. The readability has been evaluated using the Flesch Reading Ease Level formula for English texts. We have tried to determine whether the universities have been concerned to provide accessible information about the university through its website so that it can be accessed by everyone (teachers, students), regardless of whether or not the user has a disability. |
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