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Improving the accessibility of dynamic web content for older users

Published: 28 March 2011 Publication History

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The Web is changing. The much vaunted Web 2.0 sees once static pages evolving into hybrid applications. Content that was once simple to surf is now becoming increasingly complicated due to the many areas of dynamic content "dotted" throughout the page. In previous studies, we have shown that unlike younger users, older users have more varied interaction patterns when using dynamic content. In addition, some older users are not aware of what to expect when interacting with dynamic content and show signs of hesitancy and uncertainty when completing tasks. In this paper, we present a tool designed to assist older uses as they use Web 2.0 content and reduce the hesitancy and frustration that was previously identified.

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W4A '11: Proceedings of the International Cross-Disciplinary Conference on Web Accessibility
March 2011
181 pages
ISBN:9781450304764
DOI:10.1145/1969289

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Published: 28 March 2011

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  1. accessibility
  2. older users
  3. web 2.0
  4. world wide web

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W4A '11: International Cross-Disciplinary Conference on Web Accessibility
March 28 - 29, 2011
Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad, India

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  • (2013)An approach to improve the accessibility and usability of existing web systemProceedings of the 31st ACM international conference on Design of communication10.1145/2507065.2507074(39-48)Online publication date: 30-Sep-2013

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