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Accessibility Evaluation of Selected Library Websites in Delhi-NCR using an Automated Tool

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Title Accessibility Evaluation of Selected Library Websites in Delhi-NCR using an Automated Tool
 
Creator Devi, Rekha
Kumar, Shailendra
 
Subject Blind and Visually Impaired (BVI)
Library Websites
WAVE (Web Accessibility Evaluation Tool)
Web Accessibility
Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1
 
Description 215-225
COVID-19 has bound library users to access content majorly digitally. During the pandemic, various libraries made their
resources accessible digitally via remote login. The accessibility evaluation of 15 selected libraries of the Delhi-National Capital
Region (NCR) is investigated, focusing on blind and visually impaired (BVI) users. This research aims to investigate and
evaluate library accessibility with reference to the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.1). WAVE
(Web Accessibility Evaluation Tool), a well-known automated accessibility evaluation tool, was used in the study. The WAVE
results show that 13 out of 15 library websites contain errors, and 14 out of 15 have alerts based on six components ("Errors,
Alerts, Features, Structural elements, ARIA, and Contrast Errors"). The study found that the most common error in websites is
Linked image missing alternative text, the second highest error is Empty link, and the third highest error is Empty Button. For
these three highest occurring errors, WAVE recommended solutions are also provided for resolving them to improve the
accessibility of these websites.
 
Date 2024-02-02T09:04:28Z
2024-02-02T09:04:28Z
2024-01
 
Type Article
 
Identifier 0975-2404 (Online); 0972-5423 (Print)
http://nopr.niscpr.res.in/handle/123456789/63282
https://doi.org/10.56042/alis.v70i4.2814
 
Language en
 
Publisher NIScPR-CSIR, India
 
Source ALIS Vol.70(4) [December 2023]