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The focus of this chapter is the accessibility of the websites of postsecondary/higher education institutions. We will critique the ability and willingness of these institutions to respond to anti-discrimination and equality legislation by addressing the access needs of the increasing number of disabled students who are enrolling in postsecondary/higher education institutions. This critique will entail a review of the range of approaches that institutions employ to make their websites accessible; a case study of “best” accessibility practice in the field and a consideration of the challenges and opportunities that institutions face in seeking to improve website accessibility.
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This chapter is based in part on work supported by the National Science Foundation (Grant number CNS-1539179) and The Leverhulme Trust (Grant Number IN-2016-018). Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the policy or views of the funders, and you should not assume their endorsement.
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Seale, J., Burgstahler, S., Fisseler, B. (2019). Tackling the Inaccessibility of Websites in Postsecondary Education. In: Yesilada, Y., Harper, S. (eds) Web Accessibility. Human–Computer Interaction Series. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-7440-0_15
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