Accessibility of U.S. Federal Government Home Pages: Section 508 Compliance and Site Accessibility Statements

Autor/inn/en	Olalere, Abiodun; Lazar, Jonathan
Titel	Accessibility of U.S. Federal Government Home Pages: Section 508 Compliance and Site Accessibility Statements
Quelle	In: Government Information Quarterly, 28 (2011) 3, S.303-309 (7 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0740-624X
DOI	10.1016/j.giq.2011.02.002
Schlagwörter	Accessibility (for Disabled); Web Sites; Federal Government; Federal Legislation; Compliance (Legal); Content Analysis; Position Papers + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Accessibility; Zugänglichkeit; Web-Design; Bundesregierung; Bundesrecht; Inhaltsanalyse; Positionspapier
Abstract	U.S. federal websites are required to be accessible for people with impairments. However, despite the existing regulations and guidelines, many federal websites continue to be inaccessible, and accessibility policy statements available on federal websites often do not provide any useful information. This paper provides three contributions to the research literature: (1) an accessibility evaluation of 100 federal home pages using both human and automated methods, (2) a content analysis of existing website accessibility policy statements, and (3) a discussion of the relationship between actual Section 508 compliance and the existing accessibility policy statements on a website. The paper concludes with recommendations for improving policy related to Section 508 compliance for websites. (Contains 2 figures and 5 tables.) (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10