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Usability of AcceSS for Web Site Accessibility

By Hackett, Stephanie; Parmanto, Bambang; Journal of Visual Impairment and Blindness, Vol. 100, No. 3, pp. 173-181
Publication Date: March 2006

Study focuses on the usability of AcceSS for website accessibility. AcceSS, which stands for Accessibility through Simplification and Summarization, is an application that allows people with visual disabilities to gain an understanding of a web page more quickly by using simplification and summarization techniques. A focus group that consisted of six people with visual disabilities who used computers was conducted. The participants answered a series of questions after viewing the Yahoo! home page with AcceSS and its original state. Overall, the participants were more satisfied with the simplified version of the website as yielded by AcceSS. Implications for future research are discussed.
Published by: AFB Press   (Website:http://www.afb.org/Section.asp?SectionID=46)

American Foundation for the Blind (AFB)    (Web Site: http://www.afb.org )
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This publication is included in the library of the National Rehabilitation Information Center (NARIC), accession number J50668
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