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A comparison of the accessibility of Web applications in TV and Desktop

Year: 2014

Type: conference-paper

Abstract: Given TVs reach, we envision the use of TV based applications by a wide range of the population, including the elderly and people with different kinds of impairments. Thus, it is paramount to guarantee that everyone can access the same information. In this paper we present a study of the current state of the accessibility of TV applications, analysing their conformance with the WCAG 2.0 guidelines and comparing them to their desktop versions. The results show that, even though there has been less effort in TV accessibility research, TV applications are more conformant than their desktop counterparts.

Source: Electronic workshops in computing

DOI: 10.14236/ewic/hci2014.23

Authors: Daniel Costa, Ricardo Dias, Carlos Duarte

Institutions: University of Lisbon, University of Lancashire, Laboratório de Sistemas Informáticos de Grande Escala, Instituto de Engenharia de Sistemas e Computadores Investigação e Desenvolvimento, Instituto Superior Técnico

Language: English

Topic: Digital Accessibility for Disabilities

Subfield: Human Factors and Ergonomics

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Reduced inequalities

Open Access status: hybrid

Funders: Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council, Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia