Accessibility of E-Commerce Websites for Vision-Impaired Persons [chapter]

Roopa Bose, Helmut Jürgensen
2014 Lecture Notes in Computer Science  
In this thesis accessibility problems with websites for vision-impaired persons are discussed in detail. General accessibility problems and those specific to e-commerce websites,especially on-line shopping websites are discussed. Accessibility problems are examined from the perspective of a screen reader user. As a solution to the accessibility problems identified, the WCAG 2.0 guidelines are reviewed and new changes are proposed to improve the existing guidelines. Enhanced solutions using
more » ... le media capable of providing a better web browsing experience for vision-impaired persons are also discussed. ii For my loving parents Susan and Bose iii Acknowlegements I would like to express my extreme gratitude to my supervisor Dr. Helmut Jürgensen for mentoring me and having faith in me. The weekly meetings kept me motivated and focused to achieve my goal. You were always there for me when I was in need and even reviewing my work extremely fast to meet the submission deadlines.
doi:10.1007/978-3-319-08596-8_18 fatcat:66yxpnyqazdh7a6qkit554awzi