Organizational practices to incorporate Web Accessibility in the software development process
(2022) INFM10 20221Department of Informatics
- Abstract
- Web accessibility has become increasingly important to ensure all people can benefit from the information and services available on the web. Despite the multiple international web accessibility standards, studies have revealed a low compliance rate by organizations globally. This study emphasizes that the successful incorporation of Web accessibility in an organization requires a holistic vision that includes not only the technical aspect but also the requirements in terms of organizational support. Therefore, the research explores practices by companies who incorporate Web accessibility and provides a generic model to assist organizations with long-term incorporation. The results from this study inform a conceptual model that integrates... (More)
- Web accessibility has become increasingly important to ensure all people can benefit from the information and services available on the web. Despite the multiple international web accessibility standards, studies have revealed a low compliance rate by organizations globally. This study emphasizes that the successful incorporation of Web accessibility in an organization requires a holistic vision that includes not only the technical aspect but also the requirements in terms of organizational support. Therefore, the research explores practices by companies who incorporate Web accessibility and provides a generic model to assist organizations with long-term incorporation. The results from this study inform a conceptual model that integrates practices from two contexts - the organizational context and the software development process context. (Less)
- Popular Abstract
- Web accessibility has become increasingly important to ensure all people can benefit from the information and services available on the web. Despite the multiple international web accessibility standards, studies have revealed a low compliance rate by organizations globally. This study emphasizes that the successful incorporation of Web accessibility in an organization requires a holistic vision that includes not only the technical aspect but also the requirements in terms of organizational support. Therefore, the research explores practices by companies who incorporate Web accessibility and provides a generic model to assist organizations with long-term incorporation. The results from this study inform a conceptual model that integrates... (More)
- Web accessibility has become increasingly important to ensure all people can benefit from the information and services available on the web. Despite the multiple international web accessibility standards, studies have revealed a low compliance rate by organizations globally. This study emphasizes that the successful incorporation of Web accessibility in an organization requires a holistic vision that includes not only the technical aspect but also the requirements in terms of organizational support. Therefore, the research explores practices by companies who incorporate Web accessibility and provides a generic model to assist organizations with long-term incorporation. The results from this study inform a conceptual model that integrates practices from two contexts - the organizational context and the software development process context. (Less)
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- author
- Velasco Vivas, Cecilia Eugenia LU and Parker, Aitanna LU
- supervisor
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- Asif Akram LU
- organization
- course
- INFM10 20221
- year
- 2022
- type
- H1 - Master's Degree (One Year)
- subject
- keywords
- Web accessibility, disability, software development process, organizational practices, accessibility guidelines.
- report number
- INF22-19
- language
- English
- id
- 9091266
- date added to LUP
- 2022-09-07 12:57:15
- date last changed
- 2022-09-07 12:57:15
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abstract = {{Web accessibility has become increasingly important to ensure all people can benefit from the information and services available on the web. Despite the multiple international web accessibility standards, studies have revealed a low compliance rate by organizations globally. This study emphasizes that the successful incorporation of Web accessibility in an organization requires a holistic vision that includes not only the technical aspect but also the requirements in terms of organizational support. Therefore, the research explores practices by companies who incorporate Web accessibility and provides a generic model to assist organizations with long-term incorporation. The results from this study inform a conceptual model that integrates practices from two contexts - the organizational context and the software development process context.}},
author = {{Velasco Vivas, Cecilia Eugenia and Parker, Aitanna}},
language = {{eng}},
note = {{Student Paper}},
title = {{Organizational practices to incorporate Web Accessibility in the software development process}},
year = {{2022}},
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