This might be helpful: Schneider, S. J., Frechtling, J., Edgar, T., Brawley, B., & Goldstein, E. (2001). Evaluating a federal health-related web site: A multimethod perspective on Medicare.gov. In R. E. Rice & J. E. Katz (Eds.), The Internet and health communication (pp. 167-187). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage. This specifically mentions accessibility issues as part of federal evaluation guidelines for federal websites. ======================================================= Ronald E. Rice Arthur N. Rupe Chair in the Social Effects of Mass Communication Co-Director, Carsey-Wolf Center for Film, Television, and New Media President of the International Communication Association 2006-2007 Dept. of Communication, 4840 Ellison Hall University of California Santa Barbara, CA 93106-4020 Ph: 805-893-8696; Fax: 805-893-7102 rrice@comm.ucsb.edu http://www.comm.ucsb.edu/rice_flash.htm http://www.cftnm.ucsb.edu/ ----- Original Message ----- From: "Glen E. Farrelly" <glensleeo@yahoo.com> To: <air-l@listserv.aoir.org> Sent: Tuesday, November 27, 2007 11:16 PM Subject: [Air-L] Why aren't more websites accessible? 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 --------------------------------- Be smarter than spam. See how smart SpamGuard is at giving junk email the boot with the All-new Yahoo! Mail _______________________________________________ The Air-L@listserv.aoir.org mailing list is provided by the Association of Internet Researchers http://aoir.org Subscribe, change options or unsubscribe at: http://listserv.aoir.org/listinfo.cgi/air-l-aoir.org Join the Association of Internet Researchers: http://www.aoir.org/