Abstract
The paper surveys the extent to which the international webpage’s applied accessibility statements. Methodology includes thirty one international websites have been evaluated for 17 accessibility features prescribed in the accessibility statement by the Directorate of Standardization testing and quality certification (STQC) along with five accessibility features prescribed byWeb content accessibility guidelines (WCAG).The average score obtained was seven. Top scorers were the Ministry of Road and Transport (21), National institute for Empowerment of Person with Multiple Disabilities (16) and Yahoo webpage (12) Bottom scorers were Wikipedia (7), American Speech and Hearing Association (8), Meccawebpage (8) Massachusetts university (6) and International telecommunication union, toolkit for Disables (6).The features which are significantly applied (p<0.05) are Headings, Subheadings, Titles, Tooltip, Connection with social networking and Videos. The feature which were not significantly used by the websites are Skip to main content, icons, Accessibility features, Adjust contrast scheme and Increase text spacing other Twelve features were used in consistently. Hence the accessibility statements which enable merging the digital divide are yet to be appreciated internationally.
Highlights
The mouse has divided the world in to two,a group which can access the world through the internet and other which cannot
Defence,populationand Institutes working for the persons with disabilities(Appendix, A).The 17 Standardization testing and quality certification (STQC) accessibility features and additional five accessibility features from WCAG (2008) were adapted to rate the accessibility of the international websites
The study was conducted by adopting the STQC Accessibility along with WCAG guidelines (Five accessibility features) the same which were recommended by the authors to develop a checklist
Summary
The mouse has divided the world in to two,a group which can access the world through the internet and other which cannot. This is referred to as digital divide and is of major concern (DiMaggio et al 2004;Hargittai 2003; Lenhart et al 2003; Norris 2001; van Dijk 2005; Warschauer 2003).Therecent generation, born between 1980 to 1990 caused the divide at home, in public places and at home. The generation Y could use the latest machines and access the web with an unprecedented efficiency as compared to the earlier generations and have become an issue of concern. Lack of accessibility of information from the web impedes work for many. It’s further important as, Http://www.granthaalayah.com ©International Journal of Research -GRANTHAALAYAH [1-21]
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