1. Perceptions of web accessibility guidelines by student website and app developers.
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Cao, Shiya and Loiacono, Eleanor
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STATISTICS , *EMPATHY , *ANALYSIS of variance , *MOBILE apps , *RESEARCH methodology , *MULTIVARIATE analysis , *MOTIVATION (Psychology) , *INTERVIEWING , *HEALTH literacy , *INTERNET access , *SOFTWARE architecture , *CONCEPTUAL structures , *UNDERGRADUATES , *QUESTIONNAIRES , *PSYCHOSOCIAL factors , *DESCRIPTIVE statistics , *STUDENT attitudes , *WEB development , *PEOPLE with disabilities , *DATA analysis software , *GRADUATE students , *DATA analysis - Abstract
This research aims to evaluate the level of accessibility knowledge by student website and app (WEB&APP) developers as well as the role of education in their perceptions and usage of accessibility guidelines. It proposes an integrative theoretical framework to understand the relationship among education, WEB&APP developer knowledge, and guideline usage. The present work with results of a multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA) and an interview data analysis indicates that WEB&APP students have a low level of guideline familiarity and education plays an important role in their perceptions and usage of those guidelines. It emphasises the importance of accessibility guideline education, personal connection with people who have disabilities in the education process, need for empathy in accessible WEB&APP design and development, as well as business values of accessible WEB&APP. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2022
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