The Approach to the Assessment of Validators for Studying Web-Accessibility

• Autorzy: Łukasz Krawiec , Helena Dudycz
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

A very important aspect of websites nowadays is their accessibility. Thanks to modern, constantly evolving technologies, it is possible to create friendly services for each user, regardless of his state of health. Web sites accessibility may be considered in aspects of their functionality and readability. One of methods for exploring this issue is the use of validators, i.e. automated tests to check the syntax of the documents posted on the Internet. The purpose of this article is to compare the selected tools. The structure of the article is as follows. Firstly, we explain the importance of the accessibility of the web sites. Then we briefly characterize our proposal of validators evaluation criteria for studying web-accessibility and present the results of evaluation of selected validators. Finally, we are presenting conclusions. (original abstract)

Słowa kluczowe

EN

Internet; Internet websites; Website

PL

Internet; Witryny internetowe; Serwis internetowy

• Czasopismo: Information Systems in Management
• Rocznik: 2017
• Tom: 6
• Numer: nr 2
• Strony: 109--118

Twórcy

autor

Łukasz Krawiec

• Wrocław University of Economics, Poland

autor

Helena Dudycz

• Wrocław University of Economics, Poland

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