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Empirical results from an evaluation of the accessibility of websites by dyslexic users

Year: 2011

Type: conference-paper

Abstract: .This paper presents an empirical study on problems encountered by users with dyslexia when using websites. The study was performed by a user evaluation of 16 websites by a panel of 13 participants with dyslexia, each participant evaluating 10 websites. The results presented in the paper are based on 693 instances of accessibility and usability problems. Most frequent problems were related to navigation issues, problems with presentation and organisation of information, lack or misfunctioning of specific funtionality in websites, and issues with language.

Source: White Rose Research Online (University of Leeds, The University of Sheffield, University of York)

Authors: André Pimenta Freire, Helen Petrie, Christopher Power

Language: English

Topic: Digital Accessibility for Disabilities

Subfield: Human Factors and Ergonomics

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Reduced inequalities

Open Access status: green

Funder: Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico

OpenAlex ID: W2578767843

FWCI: 0.59

Cites: 14

Cited by: 15

Related to: 10