horst Posted August 11, 2021 Share Posted August 11, 2021 This is a PDF-link to the public accessible Master thesis in the course of studies Computer Science and Media submitted by Gisela Andrea Kollotzek at the Stuttgart Media University on 06 May 2021 to obtain the academic degree of Master of Sicence (It is in german only): https://hdms.bsz-bw.de/frontdoor/deliver/index/docId/6650/file/Ausarbeitung.pdf Quote Abstract: Due to the advancing digitization and the increasing number of people with disabilities, accessibility of information technology has become more and more relevant over the past years. Directive 2016/2102 already enforces the implementation of accessibility in the public sector for all EU member states. Automated evaluation methods can provide a frst impression of the accessibility of websites but a comprehensive assessment of accessibility is currently only possible through manual evaluation methods. A well-known type of such a manual method is the conformance-based evaluation method. It assesses the degree of compliance with the defned requirements. Following from this, it can be derived whether a website is compliant or non-compliant to the defned standard. Another type of manual method is the empirically-determined evaluation method. It involves the target user groups to a greater extent, for example, by having trained evaluators perform the evaluation from the perspective of the target group. The research question investigated in this thesis is: „What di˙erences can be found between conformance-based and empirically-determined manual evaluation methods for assessing website accessibility?“ Up until now, a comprehensive systematic comparison using real-world data generated by accessibility experts has not been conducted. In order to perform this task, a generic catalog of criteria was created based on the expertise of several accessibility experts. ..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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