TY - GEN
T1 - Accessibility requirements for blind and visually impaired in a regional context
T2 - 2014 IEEE 2nd International Workshop on Usability and Accessibility Focused Requirements Engineering, UsARE 2014
AU - Ferati, Mexhid
AU - Raufi, Bujar
AU - Kurti, Arianit
AU - Vogel, Bahtijar
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2014 IEEE.
PY - 2014
Y1 - 2014
N2 - At the time when we are debating the Internet as a human right, an access to basic online information is a challenge for blind and visually impaired community. Steps taken for their digital inclusion, such as, the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) are often insufficient. In this paper we present initial requirements gathered during three workshops organized with various stakeholders coming from three different countries. Initial results suggest that the context of use and the cultural dimension play a crucial role in making digital content accessible for this community. Additionally, a one-solution-fits-all model is inadequate without considering levels of visual impairment when providing customized web and mobile experience. Finally, we lay out challenges that with comprehensive requirements gathering in the future, could address various problems that blind and visually impaired face.
AB - At the time when we are debating the Internet as a human right, an access to basic online information is a challenge for blind and visually impaired community. Steps taken for their digital inclusion, such as, the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) are often insufficient. In this paper we present initial requirements gathered during three workshops organized with various stakeholders coming from three different countries. Initial results suggest that the context of use and the cultural dimension play a crucial role in making digital content accessible for this community. Additionally, a one-solution-fits-all model is inadequate without considering levels of visual impairment when providing customized web and mobile experience. Finally, we lay out challenges that with comprehensive requirements gathering in the future, could address various problems that blind and visually impaired face.
KW - accessibility
KW - Blind and visually impaired
KW - requirements gathering
KW - web and mobile
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84910079936&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1109/UsARE.2014.6890995
DO - 10.1109/UsARE.2014.6890995
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:84910079936
T3 - 2014 IEEE 2nd International Workshop on Usability and Accessibility Focused Requirements Engineering, UsARE 2014 - Proceedings
SP - 13
EP - 16
BT - 2014 IEEE 2nd International Workshop on Usability and Accessibility Focused Requirements Engineering, UsARE 2014 - Proceedings
PB - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Y2 - 25 August 2014 through 25 August 2014
ER -