Increased Sophistication of Websites changes Web Accessibility Priorities
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"The increased sophistication of websites has changed the priorities of web accessibility – with effective in-site search, good navigation, and clear, well-constructed content now the three most important usability issues for disabled internet users - according to new research from user experience consultancy User Vision.
The research asked a cross-section of more than 200 web users, with a variety of impairments, to rank, in terms of importance, the factors which aid their ease of use when online. Clarity of content – using straightforward language and a clear, simple layout – was regarded by 88% as ‘very important’. Good navigation – the ability to know where you are within a site – was regarded as very important by 65%, followed by the use of meaningful and clear hyperlinks (63%).
Factors traditionally perceived as the fundamental accessibility issues have become comparatively less significant. Good use of ‘alt tags’, for example, was only regarded as ‘very important’ by a third of respondents - while among the visually impaired users, a surprising 25% found alt tags not important at all." continued ... (Via Usability News)
"The increased sophistication of websites has changed the priorities of web accessibility – with effective in-site search, good navigation, and clear, well-constructed content now the three most important usability issues for disabled internet users - according to new research from user experience consultancy User Vision.
The research asked a cross-section of more than 200 web users, with a variety of impairments, to rank, in terms of importance, the factors which aid their ease of use when online. Clarity of content – using straightforward language and a clear, simple layout – was regarded by 88% as ‘very important’. Good navigation – the ability to know where you are within a site – was regarded as very important by 65%, followed by the use of meaningful and clear hyperlinks (63%).
Factors traditionally perceived as the fundamental accessibility issues have become comparatively less significant. Good use of ‘alt tags’, for example, was only regarded as ‘very important’ by a third of respondents - while among the visually impaired users, a surprising 25% found alt tags not important at all." continued ... (Via Usability News)
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