Evaluating web accessibility for specific mobile devices

ABSTRACT

This paper presents a tool for evaluating web accessibility for mobile devices regardless their software, hardware or user agent characteristics. Taking the mobileOK Basic tests by the W3C as a basis, these tests are extended so that device characteristics can be considered in the evaluation process. A sound tool that takes into account these extended tests has been developed. Device features of a given device are retrieved from heterogeneous device description repositories and CC/PP based profiles are automatically generated. Based on these profiles, evaluation queries are dynamically created obtaining device-tailored evaluation reports. Finally, in order to demonstrate the feasibility of the tool, a case study has been conducted concluding that the tool reduces the number of false positives and false negatives.

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INDEX TERMS

Primary Classification:
  H. Information Systems
  H.1 MODELS AND PRINCIPLES
      H.1.2 User/Machine Systems

Additional Classification:
  H. Information Systems
  H.5 INFORMATION INTERFACES AND PRESENTATION (I.7)
      H.5.2 User Interfaces (D.2.2, H.1.2, I.3.6)
      H.5.4 Hypertext/Hypermedia

  K. Computing Milieux
  K.4 COMPUTERS AND SOCIETY
      K.4.2 Social Issues

General Terms:
Human Factors, Verification

Keywords:
device-tailored evaluations, mobile web, web accessibility