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Jatinder Dhiensa
Jatinder
Dhiensa
Colin Machin
Colin
Machin
Francesca Smith
Francesca
Smith
Roger Stone
Roger
Stone
Optimizing the user environment : leading towards an accessible and usable experience
Loughborough University
2008
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Information and Computing Sciences not elsewhere classified
2008-06-30 14:54:13
Online resource
https://repository.lboro.ac.uk/articles/online_resource/Optimizing_the_user_environment_leading_towards_an_accessible_and_usable_experience/9401213
Although standards and legislation such as Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 1.0 and the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 have come into place, the inaccessibility of web content still exists. This paper
presents the Essentiality and Proficiency Tool. The tool is a proxy service that will enable the user to
view web content in accordance with their individual needs. A prototype has been developed and
tested, highlighting insights into user patterns. The paper will explore the importance of universal
design in making the Internet more accessible. It will further explore how user profiles endorse
universal design, leading to a more usable experience. Although the emphasis is on a universal tool we
start by concentrating on users with visual impairments as this is identified as the largest disability
group.