Developing Online Community Accessibility Guidelines for Persons With Disabilities and Older Adults
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12364716 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Paul T Jaeger (University of Maryland, College Park, corresponding author), Bo Xie (0000-0001-7641-5139, University of Maryland, College Park) |
| Year | 2008 |
| Volume | 20 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 55-63 |
| Publication date | 2008-10-17 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Disability Policy Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1044-2073 • E-ISSN: 1538-4802 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/1044207308325997 |
| OpenAlex | W2154484108 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 17 |
| References cited | 44 |
As online communities have become an important means of social interaction and community participation, ensuring their universal accessibility is essential for social inclusion. Although accessibility standards have been developed to make information-oriented Web sites more inclusive to users with disabilities and older adults, similar efforts have not been devoted to accessibility standards tailored specifically for online communities that are primarily communication oriented. Existing guidelines for Web site accessibility can be used as the starting point in designing accessible online communities for persons with disabilities and older adults, and public policy needs to play a significant role in ensuring the accessibility of the Web 2.0 environment. To ensure full accessibility of the online environment, however, it is necessary to move beyond guidelines that focus on one-way transfer of information and to develop guidelines for multidirectional communication. This article explores the social, policy, and developmental issues of the accessibility of online communities
Business · Focus group · Inclusion (mineral · Internet privacy · Online participation · Point (geometry · Political science · Public relations · The Internet · Universal design · Web accessibility · Web Accessibility Initiative · Web application security · Web development · Web standards · World Wide Web · Assistive Technology in Communication and Mobility · Computer Science · Digital Accessibility for Disabilities · E-Government and Public Services · Psychology · Social Psychology · Marketing
Auditing Web accessibility
Social Media Use of Older Adults
Social Relations and Technology
Leisure Time Activities of Students with Special Needs on Social Media
Internet Access and the Potential in Facilitating Online Political Communication of Disabled
Perceptions of web accessibility guidelines by student website and app developers
An Examination of Digital Accessibility Within Social Media Platforms
Web accessibility and technology protection measures
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Breaking barriers
Managing stakeholders in transformational government — A case study in a Danish local government
Up in the air
Lifelong Interactionspersons With Disabilities and Intergenerational Universal Usability
The Impacts of Digital Technologies on Successful Aging in Non-Work and Work Domains
U.S. state health agencies and organizational learning
Investigating member commitment to virtual communities using an integrated perspective
A Multidimensional Analysis of the Disability Digital Divide
Information and Expression in a Digital Age
Why Should I Share? Examining Social Capital and Knowledge Contribution in Electronic Networks of Practice1
The Kindness of Strangers
“It is what one does”
Exploring the Digital Divide
An Electronic Community for Older Adults
Developing an Optimal Match Within Online Communities
Computer-Mediated Social Support, Older Adults, and Coping
In Defense of the Internet
Ethnographic Research on the Experience of Japanese Elderly People Online
Virtual Community Attraction
The Internet and Civil Society in China
User-Centered Policy Evaluations of Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act
The Social Impact of an Accessible E-Democracy
A common open space or a digital divide? A social model perspective on the online disability community in China
Who Participates and Why
Assessing Section 508 compliance on federal e-government Web sites
User-centered e-government
An End to Disabling Policies? Toward Enlightened Universal Service
Internet Use and Well‐Being in Adolescence
Does the Internet Increase, Decrease, or Supplement Social Capital
The Internet, 1995-2000
The Impact of Community Computer Networks on Social Capital and Community Involvement
| Unique citing works | 17 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2009 - 2026 (18) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 16 |