Designing accessible portals in South Africa: a case study

Meyer, Shaun

Title: Designing accessible portals in South Africa: a case study
Creator: Meyer, Shaun
Subject: Web portals -- South Africa -- Port Elizabeth
Subject: Web site development -- South Africa -- Port Elizabeth
Subject: Internet programming
Subject: Web sites -- Design
Date Issued: 2008
Date: 2008
Type: Thesis
Type: Masters
Type: MTech
Identifier: vital:9782
Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10948/770
Identifier: Web portals -- South Africa -- Port Elizabeth
Identifier: Web site development -- South Africa -- Port Elizabeth
Identifier: Internet programming
Identifier: Web sites -- Design
Description: Web portals are considered “gateways” to the World Wide Web. These portals are becoming very popular entry points to the Web by offering important services such as email, news, weather reports, course notes and general information. In addition, some portal sites allow users the option of customising the site according to their personal interests. However, disabled and elderly people encounter many accessibility and usability barriers while accessing web portals. A preliminary review of a university portal was conducted to identify some of these accessibility problems. This treatise presents an overview of the processes to be followed when conducting an accessibility and usability evaluation. In addition, it mentions some guidelines to be considered when specifically designing portals for use by many different users from varying backgrounds.
Format: v, 96 leaves; 30 cm
Format: pdf
Publisher: Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University
Publisher: Faculty of Engineering, the Built Environment and Information Technology
Language: English
Rights: Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University

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