Topic > Assessing the Accessibility Compliance of US Libraries...

6 Results and Discussion Following the analysis and findings in the previous section, the research proceeds to reveal what answers might clarify questions raised about LibWeb's current accessibility status . Both FAE and WAVE have been verified as independent measurement tools for assessing LibWeb accessibility compliance. The first with an average score (5.88) seems more severe than the second with an average score (6.50). This is not unusual, for example a “data table” rule in FAE's Navigation and Orientation category and a nested “structural table” in FAE's Style category do not always get errors from the WAVE tool. And it is clear that a "data table" without the proper description and a nested "structural table" is difficult to browse and understand its contents for people with visual impairments using a screen reader.[1]: How well current people do it Do LibWeb sites as a whole follow accessibility compliance? Since the converted scores apply the normal distribution attribute, the percentage site count generally does not deviate much from the theoretical percentage. The average FAE and WAVE measurement scores for LibWeb as a whole are 5.88 and 6.50, respectively. To achieve at least a “Good” score (7), both current average scores are not good enough and imply that LibWeb as a whole still has a lot of room for improvement on accessibility compliance. According to both ratings (FAE and WAVE) in percentage of frequency, it shows that "fair" (48% and 33%) and "good" (26% and 23%) ratings consistently obtain the highest for LibWeb as a whole in terms accessibility compliance. This means that more than half (74% and 56%) of LibWeb sites get only a mediocre rating and less than a third (13% and 30%) of LibWeb sites deserve... half the paper.... ..ve from http://technolog.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2011/01/21/5892186-for-the-disabled-just-getting-online-is-a-struggle.Schmetzke, A. (2007 ). Leadership at the American Library Association and accessibility: A critical view. Hi Tech Library, 25(4), 509-527.Sébastien RP and D'Amour JM (2009). Using a CMS to create fully accessible websites. Journal of Access Services, 6, 261-64. Susannah, F. (2011). Americans living with disabilities and their technology profile. Retrieved from http://www.pewinternet.org/Reports/2011/Disability.aspx.Tatomir, J., & Durrance, J. C. (2010). Overcoming the information gap: Measuring the accessibility of library databases to users of adaptive technologies. Hi Tech Library, 28(4), 577-594.Thompson, T., Burgstahler, S., & Comden, D. (2006). Web accessibility research in higher education. IT and disability, 10:58.