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The Senior Web Accessibility: The Laws, the Standards and the Practices

The Senior Web Accessibility: The Laws, the Standards and the Practices
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Author(s): Isabelle Motte (Universitaires Notre-Dame de la Paix, Belgium)and Monique Noirhomme-Fraiture (Universitaires Notre-Dame de la Paix, Belgium)
Copyright: 2010
Pages: 25
Source title: Information Communication Technology Law, Protection and Access Rights: Global Approaches and Issues
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Irene Maria Portela (Polytechnic Institute of Cávado and Ave, Portugal)and Maria Manuela Cruz-Cunha (Polytechnic Institute of Cávado and Ave, Portugal)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-61520-975-0.ch025

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Abstract

Web accessibility is a major question in present ICT legislation. An ageing population is a known phenomenon that makes older people become a specific interest group. In chapter 25 the authors present the evolution encountered in laws and standards due to specific concern about older people. This publication is related to the works of the W3C WAI-AGE group. The authors focus mainly in the adaptations encountered in W3C accessibility guidelines (WCAG) while considering the difficulties related to ageing.  The chapter also proposes some practical recommendations for web designers that want to develop websites targeting seniors, and finally gives some perspectives about accessibility legislation and standards.

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