Website Usability

Paper Summary:

This paper discusses the accessibility to the Internet for those with visual and cognitive disabilities. The paper presents the results of research completed of a graphical user interface that seeks to increase usability and accessibility of websites for users with visual and cognitive disabilities. It also looks at the website being agile enough to be usable by both inexperienced and experienced Web users.

Table of Contents:
Executive Summary
Current State of Web Accessibility and Usability
Research Results
Analysis and Interpretation
Conclusion

From the Paper:

"The research completed for this paper specifically focuses on the levels of accessibility and usability as measured from 20 questionnaire responses, six of which were asked to complete additional testing. The testing methodology concentrated on interviewing respondents regarding their perceptions of ease of use regarding an icon-based website relative to navigating www.amazon.com.uk looking for a specific product. Respondents were asked for their demographic data in addition to classifying themselves relative to their learning disabilities, level of experience using the Internet, and if their judgment of whether an icon-based website was easy-to-use, and if they would consider using it again. The methodology also tested the completion of search tasks on www.amazon.com.uk."

Sample of Sources Used:

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