You might email this person -- Jon Gunderson -- he has taught courses in our faculty (Graduate School of Library and Information Science) on designing for usability and is disability services officer at U. of Illinois. https://netfiles.uiuc.edu/jongund/www/vita-long.html /Caroline ---- Original message ----
Date: Wed, 28 Nov 2007 02:16:43 -0500 (EST) From: "Glen E. Farrelly" <glensleeo@yahoo.com> Subject: [Air-L] Why aren't more websites accessible? To: air-l@listserv.aoir.org
I’m new to academic research and to this group, so forgive me if I’m not following conventions.
I'm in the process of submitting a master's level grant application to examine why more websites, specifically Canadian, are not made accessible for the visually impaired.
While I believe the perceived cost and effort to make websites accessible is a significant reason, I was hoping to find research into other factors. If anyone knows of any research in this area - or in ascertaining the degree of inaccessibility - I would greatly appreciate any tips, links or advice.
Thank you, Glen Farrelly Student, Royal Roads University / Web Producer Glen.farrelly@yahoo.com
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