ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2022
Investigation of COVID-19 Vaccine Information Websites across Europe and Asia Using Automated Accessibility Protocols.
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- Automated evaluation of accessibility issues of webpage content: tool and evaluation.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Accessibility engineering in web evaluation process: a systematic literature review.Universal access in the information society · 2023Review
- Accessibility of COVID-19 Websites of Asian Countries: An Evaluation Using Automated Tools.SN computer science · 2022Article
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Abstract
Websites content accessibility guidelines (WCAG) ensure that websites should be perceivable, understandable, navigable, and interactive. During the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, the importance of accessible websites and online content grew throughout the world. Therefore, in this study, we examined COVID-19-related official government websites. This research covered 21 government websites, with 13 websites from European countries and 8 websites from Asian countries, to evaluate their accessibility following WCAG 2.0 and WCAG 2.1 guidelines. The overall goal of this study was to identify the frequent accessibility problems that might help the website owners to identify the shortcomings of their websites. The target websites were evaluated in two steps: in step-1, evaluation was performed through four automatic web accessibility testing tools such as Mauve++, Nibbler, WAVE, and WEB accessibility tools; in step-2, evaluation went through human observation, such as system usability testing and expert testing. The automatic evaluation results showed that few of the websites were accessible; a significant number of websites were not accessible for people with disabilities. In addition, system usability testing found some complexity in website organization, short explanations, and outdated information. The expert testing suggested improving the color of the websites, organization of links, buttons, and font size. This study might be helpful for associated authorities to improve the quality of the websites in the future.
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