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Watchfire's offering, now part of an IBM suite described below, tests pages of web content for quality, accessibility, and privacy issues. The free tool was officially closed by the owners, IBM, on February 1, 2008. [2] The software is now available as part of IBM's Rational Policy Tester Accessibility Edition. [1] [3]
Web accessibility, or eAccessibility, [1] is the inclusive practice of ensuring there are no barriers that prevent interaction with, or access to, websites on the World Wide Web by people with physical disabilities, situational disabilities, and socio-economic restrictions on bandwidth and speed.
The Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 1.0 (known as WCAG) were published as a W3C Recommendation on 5 May 1999. A supporting document, Techniques for Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 1.0 [35] was published as a W3C Note on 6 November 2000. WCAG 1.0 is a set of guidelines for making web content more accessible to persons with disabilities.
By 1999, 99% of public school teachers in the United States reported access to at least one computer in their schools, and 84% had access to a computer in their classroom. [5] The invention of the World Wide Web in 1992 simplified internet navigation and sparked further interest in educational settings. Computers were initially integrated into ...
Computer accessibility refers to the accessibility of a computer system to all people, regardless of disability type or severity of impairment. The term accessibility is most often used in reference to specialized hardware or software, or a combination of both, designed to enable the use of a computer by a person with a disability or impairment.
Teachers, in turn, rely on textbooks that allow little variation. Use of self-access center materials steer students way from the rigidity and "security" of this paradigm, causing teachers to lose their "all-powerful" and "all-knowing" position. This can cause problems integrating a self-access center due to political and institutional constraints.
Inclusion means students are able to express their authentic selves in the learning space and still have access to all learning opportunities. [1] Equity refers to the concept of providing fair access to programming and learning opportunities based on the differing needs of each student.
Web accessibility is the goal of making web pages easier to navigate and read. Although primarily intended to support individuals with disabilities, it also benefits all readers. The Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1 [a] provide the framework for the recommendations in this guideline. Adhering to these guidelines improves content ...