Web Accessibility of the Top Research-Intensive Universities in the UK

Although the web accessibility of universities around the world is well documented, much remains unknown about this aspect of higher education institutions in the UK. Using three automated web accessibility tools (TAW, WAVE and EIII Page Checker), this study explores the accessibility of the homepag...

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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:aec9e02db33e494ea7ffb99f906a49532021-11-06T23:03:27ZWeb Accessibility of the Top Research-Intensive Universities in the UK2158-244010.1177/21582440211056614https://doaj.org/article/aec9e02db33e494ea7ffb99f906a49532021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1177/21582440211056614https://doaj.org/toc/2158-2440Although the web accessibility of universities around the world is well documented, much remains unknown about this aspect of higher education institutions in the UK. Using three automated web accessibility tools (TAW, WAVE and EIII Page Checker), this study explores the accessibility of the homepages of 66 research-intensive universities with respect to the WCAG 2.0 checkpoints. The results show that the most common checkpoint violations involve the provision of text alternatives for non-text content, contrast errors and the need to increase the computability of webpages with future technologies and tools. The results show that there are variations between UK universities, and there is some evidence of consistent compliance amongst the university homepages. However, when evaluated against results from similar studies of web accessibility in other countries, these web pages perform well. Overall, this study adds to the body of knowledge on web accessibility in higher education in the UK.Sophia AlimSAGE PublishingarticleHistory of scholarship and learning. The humanitiesAZ20-999Social SciencesHENSAGE Open, Vol 11 (2021)
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Web Accessibility of the Top Research-Intensive Universities in the UK
description Although the web accessibility of universities around the world is well documented, much remains unknown about this aspect of higher education institutions in the UK. Using three automated web accessibility tools (TAW, WAVE and EIII Page Checker), this study explores the accessibility of the homepages of 66 research-intensive universities with respect to the WCAG 2.0 checkpoints. The results show that the most common checkpoint violations involve the provision of text alternatives for non-text content, contrast errors and the need to increase the computability of webpages with future technologies and tools. The results show that there are variations between UK universities, and there is some evidence of consistent compliance amongst the university homepages. However, when evaluated against results from similar studies of web accessibility in other countries, these web pages perform well. Overall, this study adds to the body of knowledge on web accessibility in higher education in the UK.
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title_fullStr Web Accessibility of the Top Research-Intensive Universities in the UK
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