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Web Accessibility

A Foundation for Research

  • Written from a research perspective, this is a unique ‘how to’ book, on Web accessibility
  • Each chapter is written by an acknowledged expert in the field
  • A definitive research text and ideal research primer for postgraduates

Part of the book series: Human–Computer Interaction Series (HCIS)

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Table of contents (21 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xix
  2. Understanding Disabilities

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
    2. Visual Impairments

      • A. Barreto
      Pages 3-13
    3. Cognitive and Learning Impairments

      • Clayton Lewis
      Pages 15-23
    4. Hearing Impairments

      • Anna Cavender, Richard E. Ladner
      Pages 25-35
    5. Physical Impairment

      • Shari Trewin
      Pages 37-46
    6. Ageing

      • Sri H. Kurniawan
      Pages 47-58
  3. Evaluation and Methodologies

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 59-60
    2. Web Accessibility and Guidelines

      • Simon Harper, Yeliz Yesilada
      Pages 61-78
    3. Web Accessibility Evaluation

      • Shadi Abou-Zahra
      Pages 79-106
    4. End User Evaluations

      • Caroline Jay, Darren Lunn, Eleni Michailidou
      Pages 107-126
    5. Authoring Tools

      • Jutta Treviranus
      Pages 127-138
  4. Applications

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 139-139
    2. Assistive Technologies

      • Alistair D.N. Edwards
      Pages 142-162
    3. Desktop Browsers

      • Jon Gunderson
      Pages 163-193
    4. Specialized Browsers

      • T.V. Raman
      Pages 195-213
    5. Browser Augmentation

      • Vicki L. Hanson, John T. Richards, Cal Swart
      Pages 215-229
    6. Transcoding

      • Chieko Asakawa, Hironobu Takagi
      Pages 231-260
  5. Specialised Areas

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 261-261
    2. Education

      • Paola Salomoni, Silvia Mirri, Stefano Ferretti, Marco Roccetti
      Pages 263-271

About this book

Covering key areas of evaluation and methodology, client-side applications, specialist and novel technologies, along with initial appraisals of disabilities, this important book provides comprehensive coverage of web accessibility.

Written by leading experts in the field, it provides an overview of existing research and also looks at future developments, providing a much deeper insight than can be obtained through existing research libraries, aggregations, or search engines. In tackling the subject from a research, rather than practitioner standpoint, scientists, engineers and postgraduate students will find a definitive and foundational text that includes field overviews, references, issues, new research, problems and solutions, and opinions from industrial experts and renowned academics from leading international institutions including Adobe, Google, IBM, W3C, and York, Dartmouth and Kansai Universities.

Editors and Affiliations

  • University of Manchester, UK

    Simon Harper, Yeliz Yesilada

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eBook USD 84.99
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Hardcover Book USD 109.99
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