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Annals of Computer Science and Information Systems, Volume 13

Communication Papers of the 2017 Federated Conference on Computer Science and Information Systems

An analysis of the use of the web-accessibility validator

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.15439/2017F456

Citation: Communication Papers of the 2017 Federated Conference on Computer Science and Information Systems, M. Ganzha, L. Maciaszek, M. Paprzycki (eds). ACSIS, Vol. 13, pages 255–263 ()

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Abstract. A very important aspect of websites nowadays is their accessibility. Thanks to modern, constantly evolving technologies, it is possible to create friendly services for each user, regardless of his state of health. Web sites accessibility may be considered in aspects of their functionality and readability. One of methods for exploring this issue is the use of validators, i.e. automated tests to check the syntax of the documents posted on the Internet. The purpose of this paper is to analyze of the use one of the selected tools. The structure is as follows. First part of the article explained the importance of the accessibility of the web sites and present the most important accessibility standard. Then there is briefly characterized proposal of validators evaluation criteria for studying web-accessibility and present a list of selected tools in this way. In the next step is presented the results of analyzes carried out using the most promising tool. Finally, there are conclusions from the study. The paper is a continuation of the study of the website validation.

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