TY - JOUR
T1 - Website accessibility: a survey of local e-government websites and legislation in Northern Ireland.
AU - Paris, Maeve
PY - 2006/5
Y1 - 2006/5
N2 - ABSTRACT The provision of accessible websites is a legal requirement under the Disability Discrimination Act 1995, which applies throughoutGreat Britain and Northern Ireland, and the Equality (disability, etc.) (Northern Ireland) Order 2000. A survey of local e-governmentwebsites indicated that few local councils in the devolved administration of Northern Ireland offered websites which wereadequately usable by people with a disability, yet most citizen-government transactions occur at the local level. Design forall has obvious commercial benefits, but it has also become a legal obligation, and application of accessible design principlesshould improve the online experience of all users.
AB - ABSTRACT The provision of accessible websites is a legal requirement under the Disability Discrimination Act 1995, which applies throughoutGreat Britain and Northern Ireland, and the Equality (disability, etc.) (Northern Ireland) Order 2000. A survey of local e-governmentwebsites indicated that few local councils in the devolved administration of Northern Ireland offered websites which wereadequately usable by people with a disability, yet most citizen-government transactions occur at the local level. Design forall has obvious commercial benefits, but it has also become a legal obligation, and application of accessible design principlesshould improve the online experience of all users.
U2 - 10.1007/s10209-003-0081-7
DO - 10.1007/s10209-003-0081-7
M3 - Article
VL - 4
SP - 292
EP - 299
JO - Universal Access in the Information Society
JF - Universal Access in the Information Society
SN - 1615-5289
IS - 4
ER -