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Method for Accessibility Assessment of Online Content Editors

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This paper defines a method for evaluating the accessibility of online content editors by considering Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.0 (WCAG 2.0) and part B of the Authoring Tool Accessibility Guidelines 2.0 (ATAG 2.0). The method includes 63 accessibility features that should be met by the images, headings and tables, which are inserted through an online content editor. The compliance of these guidelines contributes to the creation of accessible content so that visually impaired people using assistive technologies can easily access the content. Furthermore, the results of this study provide criteria for those people who have the responsibility of selecting an accessible online content editor. The proposed method has made it possible to meet the objective set out in this research document and can be used to evaluate the accessibility of learning management systems and course management systems.

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  1. Escuela Politécnica Nacional, Quito, Ecuador

    Tania Acosta & Luis Salvador-Ullauri

  2. Universidad de Las Américas-UDLA, Quito, Ecuador

    Patricia Acosta-Vargas

  3. University of Alicante, Alicante, Spain

    Sergio Luján-Mora

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  1. DEI/FCT, Universidade de Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal

    Álvaro Rocha

  2. Systems Department, Universidad Estatal Península de Santa Elena, La Libertad, Ecuador

    Teresa Guarda

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Acosta, T., Acosta-Vargas, P., Salvador-Ullauri, L., Luján-Mora, S. (2018). Method for Accessibility Assessment of Online Content Editors. In: Rocha, Á., Guarda, T. (eds) Proceedings of the International Conference on Information Technology & Systems (ICITS 2018). ICITS 2018. Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, vol 721. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-73450-7_51

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