Inclusive web design involves creating websites that are accessible and usable by individuals of diverse abilities. It aims to remove barriers and ensure that all users can effectively access and interact with web content. This includes considering the needs of individuals with visual, auditory, motor, cognitive, and neurological impairments. Inclusive web design strategies include providing alternative text, captions, and transcripts, ensuring keyboard accessibility, using clear language, and accommodating different devices and assistive technologies. The goal is to create an inclusive online experience, promote equal access, and improve user experience for all users, regardless of their abilities or disabilities.
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Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 3.0: Empowering Visually Impaired Learners With Inclusive Web Design
Copyright: © 2023
|Pages: 24
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-6684-8737-2.ch012
Abstract
This chapter explores web accessibility, focusing on empowering visually impaired learners through inclusive design. It highlights the importance of accessibility and associated ethics in providing equal opportunities online. The chapter introduces the web content accessibility guidelines (WCAG), notably WCAG 3.0. This latest version of the accessibility guidelines introduces new concepts, principles, and success criteria to improve inclusiveness, flexibility, and user-centricity. The chapter emphasizes practical use of these guidelines in web development, improving classroom experiences for visually impaired students, and guiding educators. It also assesses web accessibility of top QS-ranked institutions globally and in Asia and India using WAVE accessibility checker. Overall, the chapter underscores web accessibility's significance in an inclusive online environment, particularly for visually impaired learners.