Communicating Web Accessibility to the Novice Developer : From User Experience to Application From User Experience to Application

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Beteiligte: Youngblood, Susan A.
In: Journal of Business and Technical Communication, 27, 2013, 2, S. 209-232
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SAGE Publications
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Umfang: 209-232
ISSN: 1050-6519
1552-4574
DOI: 10.1177/1050651912458924
veröffentlicht in: Journal of Business and Technical Communication
Sprache: Englisch
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Kollektion: SAGE Publications (CrossRef)
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<jats:p>Novice Web developers and other technical communicators need to learn not only accessibility standards but also factors that make designs usable to audiences with disabilities. One challenge of teaching accessibility to novices is creating exigency; another is emulating experiences of users with disabilities. This article tackles teaching novices to create Web sites for visually impaired audiences using a five-stage, recursive approach. Teaching best coding practices is only one stage: Instructors should create exigency by introducing real users and their experiences. They should also check for accessibility and emulate screen-reader output using tools such as WAVE and FANGS, respectively. Furthermore, novice developers should examine how different tools can be used in combination to provide a variety of feedback.</jats:p>