ADA Digital Accessibility on Academic Library Websites

Studying ADA accessibility at library websites of top universities selected from the U.S. News and World Report, the authors used WAVE and AChecker to assess data in compliance with WCAG 2.0 standards. Almost 8 out of 10 public university academic libraries reported accessibility errors as one of th...

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Veröffentlicht in:College & research libraries 2024-03, Vol.85 (2), p.166
Hauptverfasser: Liu, Yan, Bielefield, Arlene, Beckwith, Jennifer
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Zusammenfassung:Studying ADA accessibility at library websites of top universities selected from the U.S. News and World Report, the authors used WAVE and AChecker to assess data in compliance with WCAG 2.0 standards. Almost 8 out of 10 public university academic libraries reported accessibility errors as one of the major findings. Low color contrast was becoming a more commonly occurring accessibility issue, making it difficult for people with vision impairments to perceive the color of the image. The outcomes of the study suggest that academic libraries around the world should continue improving their website accessibility.
ISSN:2150-6701
2150-6701
DOI:10.5860/crl.85.2.166