Document Type
Article
Publication Date
Summer 2012
Abstract
New changes to Ontario law will require library web sites to comply with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, version 2.0 (WCAG 2.0). This study evaluates 64 Ontario university, college, and public library web sites to see how well they comply with WCAG 2.0 guidelines at present. An average of 14.75 accessibility problems were found per web page. The most common problems included invalid html, poor color contrast, incorrect form controls and labels, missing alt text, bad link text, improper use of headings, using html to format pages, using absolute units of measure, and issues with tables and embedded objects.
Recommended Citation
Oud, Joanne, "How Well Do Ontario Library Web Sites Meet New Accessibility Requirements?" (2012). Library Publications. 23.
https://scholars.wlu.ca/lib_pub/23
Comments
This article was originally published in Partnership: The Canadian Journal of Library and Information Practice and Research, 7(1). This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.5 Canada License.