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Method for Accessibility Assessment of Heading in Online Editors

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Sergio Luján-Mora,

Patricia Acosta-VargasAuthors Info & Claims

ICETC '17: Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Education Technology and Computers

Pages 243 - 247

https://doi.org/10.1145/3175536.3175577

Published: 20 December 2017 Publication History

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This paper presents the evaluation results of online content editors TinyMCE and Atto installed on the Moodle 3.3.1 platform with respect to the production of accessible headings. Previous studies have shown that lack of accessibility in headings affects the navigability of people using assistive technologies, as well as people who are slower readers or have short-term memory. The evaluation was carried out applying a model oriented to evaluate the accessibility of heading, images and tables in online editors. This model was developed by the authors of this research considering the compliance of the Authoring Tool Accessibility Guidelines 2.0 (ATAG 2.0), the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.0 (WCAG 2.0), as well as related compliance levels and techniques. The results obtained in this study demonstrate that the evaluated online content editors have a low level of compliance of ATAG 2.0 with respect to the creation of accessible content.

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Acosta TZambrano-Miranda JLujan-Mora S(2020)Techniques for the Publication of Accessible Multimedia Content on the WebIEEE Access10.1109/ACCESS.2020.29813268(55300-55322)Online publication date: 2020
https://doi.org/10.1109/ACCESS.2020.2981326
Nuñez AMoquillaza APaz F(2019)Web Accessibility Evaluation Methods: A Systematic ReviewDesign, User Experience, and Usability. Practice and Case Studies10.1007/978-3-030-23535-2_17(226-237)Online publication date: 4-Jul-2019
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-23535-2_17

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Method for Accessibility Assessment of Heading in Online Editors
1. Applied computing
  1. Education
    1. Learning management systems
2. Human-centered computing
  1. Accessibility
    1. Empirical studies in accessibility

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Acosta TZambrano-Miranda JLujan-Mora S(2020)Techniques for the Publication of Accessible Multimedia Content on the WebIEEE Access10.1109/ACCESS.2020.29813268(55300-55322)Online publication date: 2020
https://doi.org/10.1109/ACCESS.2020.2981326
Nuñez AMoquillaza APaz F(2019)Web Accessibility Evaluation Methods: A Systematic ReviewDesign, User Experience, and Usability. Practice and Case Studies10.1007/978-3-030-23535-2_17(226-237)Online publication date: 4-Jul-2019
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-23535-2_17

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