Personalized web accessibility using client-side refactoring

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TitlePersonalized web accessibility using client-side refactoring
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2013
AuthorsGarrido, Alejandra, Firmenich, Sergio, Rossi, Gustavo, Grigera, Julian, Medina-Medina, Nuria, and Harari, Ivana
JournalIEEE Internet Computing
Volume17
ISSN Number1089-7801
Keywordsusability, User interface
AbstractAccording to the W3C (World Wide Web Consortium) accessibility standards, most Web applications are neither accessible nor usable for people with disabilities. Developers often solve this problem by building a separate, accessible application, which is seldom usable and tends to offer less functionality than the original one. To maintain a single application, developers may create an accessible view by applying on-the-fly transformations to each requested page; yet this solution rarely fits all audiences. In this paper we propose to let users improve Web accessibility in their client browsers through interface refactorings, allowing for many customized, accessible views of one single application.
NotesThis article introduces an approach called Client-Side Web Refactoring(CSWR) to provide users with a more accessible and personally customized interface. This tool allows users to refactor their client browsers to improve their web accessibility, and it is especially beneficial for handicapped users due to CSWR's creative designs.
DOI10.1109/MIC.2012.143