Accessibility of British Columbia’s Post Secondary Library Web Sites, Catalogues and Databases : A Preliminary Report

Creedy, Michelle and Epp, Mary Anne and Blaeser, Stephen (2005) Accessibility of British Columbia’s Post Secondary Library Web Sites, Catalogues and Databases : A Preliminary Report. Report.

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Abstract

The study examined 17 post secondary library Web Sites, catalogues and databases using a screen reader in order to determine the accessibility or inaccessibility of resources available to blind users in a post secondary environment in British Columbia.

Keywords:	disability, disabilities, accessibility, blind, screen readers, adaptive technology, JAWS
Subjects:	B. Information use and sociology of information. > BI. User interfaces, usability.
ID Code:	5702
Deposited By:	Davis, Corey
Deposited On:	24 February 2006
Alternative Locations:	http://langara.bc.ca/cils/
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