Web accessibility in Mobile Applications of Education Sector: the accessibility evaluation of mobile apps of higher education sector in Portugal
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Data de Publicação: | 2021 |
Tipo de documento: | Dissertação |
Idioma: | eng |
Título da fonte: | Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) |
Texto Completo: | http://hdl.handle.net/10348/11002 |
Resumo: | The development of science and technology evolution are advancing with each passing day. The number of smartphone users has increased significantly and the development of mobile applications has brought convenience to the daily life. However, large numbers of users who have various barriers, such as visual or hearing impairments, and physical disorders, are not able to fully access and use the referred applications, which is unfair to them, especially when considering its use by students in a university campus where all users should be able to enjoy equal opportunities and experiences. But since the barrier-free development has not kept up with the speed of app development, and many developers are not aware of the special needs of users who have impairments or disorders, students with disabilities cannot fully enjoy the convenience of using those apps as another tool for a successful student life. Hence, this project aimed to explore the weaknesses of mobile applications regarding their accessibility, to generate a set of guidelines that would allow for the above mentioned right to equality to be leveled up, and focus on the particular case of the higher education sector in Portugal. This project starts by presenting an analysis to the existing accessibility guidelines and accessibility testing tools and applications which were already available in the market. The results indicated that there are no proper accessibility standards and guidelines in the market for mobile applications, as the most recognized set of guidelines (WCAG – Web Content Accessibility Guidelines), are mainly focused on computer-based access to Web content. In addition, only five applications were found that perform accessibility testing in mobile applications (two of them are automatic, two are only possible to run in developer mode and the other is quite limited; the rest is similar to a manual test). The document finalizes with a summary of the most common accessibility issues detected in evaluated apps, and with the establishment of accessibility recommendations that should incorporated by mobile application designers, developers. |
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Web accessibility in Mobile Applications of Education Sector: the accessibility evaluation of mobile apps of higher education sector in PortugalWeb accessibilityAccessibility evaluationThe development of science and technology evolution are advancing with each passing day. The number of smartphone users has increased significantly and the development of mobile applications has brought convenience to the daily life. However, large numbers of users who have various barriers, such as visual or hearing impairments, and physical disorders, are not able to fully access and use the referred applications, which is unfair to them, especially when considering its use by students in a university campus where all users should be able to enjoy equal opportunities and experiences. But since the barrier-free development has not kept up with the speed of app development, and many developers are not aware of the special needs of users who have impairments or disorders, students with disabilities cannot fully enjoy the convenience of using those apps as another tool for a successful student life. Hence, this project aimed to explore the weaknesses of mobile applications regarding their accessibility, to generate a set of guidelines that would allow for the above mentioned right to equality to be leveled up, and focus on the particular case of the higher education sector in Portugal. This project starts by presenting an analysis to the existing accessibility guidelines and accessibility testing tools and applications which were already available in the market. The results indicated that there are no proper accessibility standards and guidelines in the market for mobile applications, as the most recognized set of guidelines (WCAG – Web Content Accessibility Guidelines), are mainly focused on computer-based access to Web content. In addition, only five applications were found that perform accessibility testing in mobile applications (two of them are automatic, two are only possible to run in developer mode and the other is quite limited; the rest is similar to a manual test). The document finalizes with a summary of the most common accessibility issues detected in evaluated apps, and with the establishment of accessibility recommendations that should incorporated by mobile application designers, developers.A evolução da ciência e da tecnologia avança a cada dia que passa. O número de utilizadores de smartphones aumentou significativamente e o desenvolvimento de aplicações móveis trouxe conveniência à vida quotidiana. No entanto, um grande número de utilizadores que é condicionado por um largo número de barreiras, tais como deficiências visuais ou auditivas, e perturbações físicas, não são capazes de aceder e utilizar plenamente as aplicações disponíveis nos dispositivos móveis, o que é injusto para eles, especialmente quando se considera a sua utilização por estudantes num campus universitário onde todos os utilizadores devem poder usufruir de igualdade de oportunidades e experiências. Mas uma vez que o desenvolvimento sem barreiras não acompanhou a velocidade do desenvolvimento de aplicações, e muitos desenvolvedores não estão conscientes das necessidades especiais dos utilizadores com deficiências, os estudantes com deficiência não podem desfrutar plenamente da conveniência proporcionada pelo software como uma outra qualquer ferramenta para uma vida estudantil bem-sucedida. Assim, este projeto visava explorar as fraquezas das aplicações móveis no que respeita à sua acessibilidade, gerar um conjunto de orientações que permitam nivelar o direito à igualdade acima mencionado e centrar-se no caso particular do sector do ensino superior em Portugal. Este projeto começa por apresentar uma análise às diretrizes de acessibilidade existentes e às ferramentas e aplicações de teste de acessibilidade que já estavam disponíveis no mercado. Os resultados evidenciam que não existem normas e diretrizes adequadas de acessibilidade no mercado para aplicações móveis, como o mais reconhecido conjunto de diretrizes (WCAG - Web Content Accessibility Guidelines), centram-se principalmente no acesso informático ao conteúdo da Web, além disso, apenas cinco aplicações móveis foram encontradas que realizam testes de acessibilidade. O manuscrito termina com um sumário das questões de acessibilidade mais comuns detetadas nas aplicações avaliadas e com o estabelecimento de diretrizes de acessibilidade que devem ser incorporadas pelos designers, desenvolvedores e avaliadores de aplicações móveis.2022-01-26T16:19:46Z2021-09-29T00:00:00Z2021-09-29info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/masterThesisapplication/pdfapplication/pdfapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10348/11002engLiren Suinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessreponame:Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)instname:Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãoinstacron:RCAAP2024-11-17T02:07:39Zoai:repositorio.utad.pt:10348/11002Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openairemluisa.alvim@gmail.comopendoar:71602024-11-17T02:07:39Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) - Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãofalse |
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Web accessibility in Mobile Applications of Education Sector: the accessibility evaluation of mobile apps of higher education sector in Portugal |
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Web accessibility in Mobile Applications of Education Sector: the accessibility evaluation of mobile apps of higher education sector in Portugal Liren Su Web accessibility Accessibility evaluation |
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Web accessibility in Mobile Applications of Education Sector: the accessibility evaluation of mobile apps of higher education sector in Portugal |
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Web accessibility in Mobile Applications of Education Sector: the accessibility evaluation of mobile apps of higher education sector in Portugal |
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Web accessibility in Mobile Applications of Education Sector: the accessibility evaluation of mobile apps of higher education sector in Portugal |
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The development of science and technology evolution are advancing with each passing day. The number of smartphone users has increased significantly and the development of mobile applications has brought convenience to the daily life. However, large numbers of users who have various barriers, such as visual or hearing impairments, and physical disorders, are not able to fully access and use the referred applications, which is unfair to them, especially when considering its use by students in a university campus where all users should be able to enjoy equal opportunities and experiences. But since the barrier-free development has not kept up with the speed of app development, and many developers are not aware of the special needs of users who have impairments or disorders, students with disabilities cannot fully enjoy the convenience of using those apps as another tool for a successful student life. Hence, this project aimed to explore the weaknesses of mobile applications regarding their accessibility, to generate a set of guidelines that would allow for the above mentioned right to equality to be leveled up, and focus on the particular case of the higher education sector in Portugal. This project starts by presenting an analysis to the existing accessibility guidelines and accessibility testing tools and applications which were already available in the market. The results indicated that there are no proper accessibility standards and guidelines in the market for mobile applications, as the most recognized set of guidelines (WCAG – Web Content Accessibility Guidelines), are mainly focused on computer-based access to Web content. In addition, only five applications were found that perform accessibility testing in mobile applications (two of them are automatic, two are only possible to run in developer mode and the other is quite limited; the rest is similar to a manual test). The document finalizes with a summary of the most common accessibility issues detected in evaluated apps, and with the establishment of accessibility recommendations that should incorporated by mobile application designers, developers. |
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