Today, the internet connects 66.2% of the world’s population online. Accessibility to digital information is crucial for social inclusion and equal opportunities. In this respect, it is considered to be a fundamental human right. However, most websites contain accessibility errors, creating a significant barrier for users with impairments. Accessib...
In recent years, global crises like COVID-19 have accelerated the trend towards digital and online learning, bringing significant benefits and opportunities for various educational fields, including music education and other artistic ventures. This rapid digital transformation has created new ways to teach and learn music, making it more accessible...
With an ever growing digital landscape, ensuring that online content is accessible for everyone is a must. By adhering to guidelines like the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG), developers can ensure their applications meet established standards in the field of accessibility. However, verifying compliance with these guidelines can be a ted...
Accessibility in web development is a subject which has garnered increasing attention over the last few years due to the introduction of heightened compliance laws. Occurring during a time of rapid growth for commercial generative artificial intelligence, many tools that assist in the web development process, such as generative code tools for front...
It would be difficult to imagine the world we live in without the World Wide Web. We depend on it for communication, entertainment, transfer of capital, access to essential services, and many other things. Even though it feels like the Web is everywhere, its usage is still growing, and so is its importance. However, a significant portion of the wor...
Responsive web design and web accessibility play crucial roles in ensuring an optimal user experience on the web. By designing websites with responsiveness and accessibility in mind, more opportunities are opened up for a wider audience to access and interact with our content. Through modern practices, responsive web design allows websites to reach...
With advances in technology, more health information is readily available to the public. Individuals with disabilities rely on online healthcare-related resources to access educational information and promote informed decision-making in their care. The Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) were created to provide universal web practices which...
[ES] La evolución de los sitios web ha hecho posible la incorporación de diversos temas de interés social; uno de ellos, es la incorporación de la política en el mundo digital. De este modo, surge el concepto de gobierno abierto, que se basa en la apertura de la información pública a los ciudadanos a través de Internet y otras Tecnologías de la Inf...
This thesis aims to explore the perspectives of people with visual impairments about the internet and web accessibility. How the current status of web accessibility is and how people with visual impairments use the internet are important topics in a society that is more and more digitalized. Nine people with visual impairments were asked through se...
Digitalization in society is going fast and was accelerated further by the Covid-19 pandemic. By this, many people's everyday tasks were transferred to digital environments. This meant in Sweden that most new internet users in 2020 were people over the age of 75 and people with different types of disabilities. Due to this increase in digitalization...
