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ICCHP 2006: Computers Helping People with Special Needs pp 152–155Cite as

People with Disabilities: Automatic and Manual Evaluation of Web Sites

Introduction to the Special Thematic Session

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Quality of websites is a key factor in addressing all users. Besides functional issues is the design of each web page affecting the ability to navigate and interact with web applications. Web designers are only slowly becoming aware of accessibility issues, more tools, better processes in creating high quality websites and a better understanding of guidelines is needed.

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  1. Department of Computer Science, University of York, Heslington, York, YO10 5DD, UK

    Helen Petrie

  2. Universität Kiel, Multimedia Campus, Westring 431-451, 24118, Kiel

    Gerhard Weber

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  1. Institut Integriert Studieren, Johannes Kepler Universität, Altenbergerstraße 69, 4040, Linz, Austria

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  2. Studienzentrum fuer Sehgeschaedigte, Universitaet Karlsruhe (TH), Germany

    Joachim Klaus

  3. fortec - Research Group on Rehabilitation Technology, Institute integrated study, Vienna Univ. of Technology, Favoritenstr. 11/029, A 1040, Vienna, Austria

    Wolfgang L. Zagler

  4. The Universal Math Access Lab, University of San Francisco, 281 Masonic San Francisco, 94117, CA, USA

    Arthur I. Karshmer

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Petrie, H., Weber, G. (2006). People with Disabilities: Automatic and Manual Evaluation of Web Sites. In: Miesenberger, K., Klaus, J., Zagler, W.L., Karshmer, A.I. (eds) Computers Helping People with Special Needs. ICCHP 2006. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 4061. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/11788713_23

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