Abstract
The Web in its origin has been a purely text-based medium. But when the Web started to be used also as a commercial platform, design and graphical representation became more and more important. During that process, most Web developers did not follow a design for all approach, and therefore, the Web became less and less usable for people with disabilities. In the last years, people got aware of this problem, and the keyword "Web accessibility" has become rather popular. But to really make progress and make the Web more accessible again, the problem has to be solved at the root: Web developers have to be aware of how to build accessible sites. In Austria, there is currently no possibility for Web developers to gain a comprehensive education in the field of Web accessibility. Therefore, the Institute Integriert Studieren started to develop a postgraduate course in order to fill this gap.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Sixteenth International Workshop on Database and Expert Systems Applications, 2005. Proceedings, 22-26 Aug. 2005, Copenhagen Denmark |
| Place of Publication | Copenhagen |
| Publisher | IEEE Computer Society |
| Pages | 866 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Volume | 1170 |
| ISBN (Print) | 0-7695-2424-9 |
| Publication status | Published - 2005 |
Fields of science
- 102 Computer Sciences
- 102013 Human-computer interaction
- 102014 Information design
- 102015 Information systems
- 102021 Pervasive computing
- 102022 Software development
- 102024 Usability research
- 102026 Virtual reality
- 102027 Web engineering
- 502007 E-commerce
- 503008 E-learning
- 506002 E-government
- 509002 Disability studies
- 602013 Sign language research
- 202004 Brain-computer interface
- 211902 Assistive technologies
- 302027 Hearing, voice and language disorders
- 102036 Digital accessibility
