Research and improving web accessibility in Japan

Hitoshi Uchida; Masaya Ando; Kenji Ohta; Hirokazu Shimizu; Yoshio Hayashi; Yasuyo G. Ichihara; Ryoji Yamazaki

doi:10.1117/12.452687

20 December 2001 Research and improving web accessibility in Japan

Hitoshi Uchida, Masaya Ando, Kenji Ohta, Hirokazu Shimizu, Yoshio Hayashi, Yasuyo G. Ichihara, Ryoji Yamazaki

Proceedings Volume 4672, Internet Imaging III; (2001) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.452687
Event: Electronic Imaging, 2002, San Jose, California, United States

Abstract

Internet use by the people with disabilities and the elderly in Japan is still low, but growing. However, the majority of web contents written in Japanese, even government sites, have very low accessibility. This paper introduces the active measures being taken in Japan to improve such conditions; consideration of a web contents accessibility guideline tailored to the unique characteristics of the Japanese language, development of a system to evaluate accessibility and implementation of actual trials.

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Hitoshi Uchida, Masaya Ando, Kenji Ohta, Hirokazu Shimizu, Yoshio Hayashi, Yasuyo G. Ichihara, and Ryoji Yamazaki "Research and improving web accessibility in Japan", Proc. SPIE 4672, Internet Imaging III, (20 December 2001); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.452687

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