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A Service Oriented Ontological Framework for the Semantic Validation of Web Accessibility

A Service Oriented Ontological Framework for the Semantic Validation of Web Accessibility

Rui Lopes, Konstantinos Votis, Luís Carriço, Spiridon Likothanassis
Copyright: © 2009 |Pages: 19
ISBN13: 9781605666501|ISBN10: 1605666505|EISBN13: 9781605666518
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-60566-650-1.ch003
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Lopes, Rui, et al. "A Service Oriented Ontological Framework for the Semantic Validation of Web Accessibility." Handbook of Research on Social Dimensions of Semantic Technologies and Web Services, edited by Maria Manuela Cruz-Cunha, et al., IGI Global, 2009, pp. 49-67. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-60566-650-1.ch003

APA

Lopes, R., Votis, K., Carriço, L., & Likothanassis, S. (2009). A Service Oriented Ontological Framework for the Semantic Validation of Web Accessibility. In M. Cruz-Cunha, E. Oliveira, A. Tavares, & L. Ferreira (Eds.), Handbook of Research on Social Dimensions of Semantic Technologies and Web Services (pp. 49-67). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-60566-650-1.ch003

Chicago

Lopes, Rui, et al. "A Service Oriented Ontological Framework for the Semantic Validation of Web Accessibility." In Handbook of Research on Social Dimensions of Semantic Technologies and Web Services, edited by Maria Manuela Cruz-Cunha, et al., 49-67. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2009. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-60566-650-1.ch003

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Abstract

The Web serves as the principal mediator for information sharing and communication on a worldwide scale. Its highly decentralized nature affords a scale free growth, where each endpoint (i.e., Web site) is created and maintained independently. Web designers and developers have the onus of making sure that users can interact without accessibility problems. However, coping with users with disabilities poses challenges on how to ensure that a Web site is accessible for any kind of user. When (and if) this is done, designers and developers do it in a post-hoc way, (i.e., verify and tweak Web sites according to guidelines such as WCAG). In this Chapter the authors present SWAF, the Semantic Web AccessibilityFramework, a base framework for supporting the integration of accessibility services into Web design and development processes. SWAF affords both tailoring accessibility to user needs and specifying the semantic validation of accessibility guidelines in different application situations.

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