Web Accessibility Framework and Analysis for Persons with Disabilities: Case Studies of Indian Web Portals
People with disabilities have increased their use of the web technologies to share their common obstacles. For people with disabilities, their main struggle is integration within today's world. This paper will explore what assistive technologies are available to people with disabilities, and how these assistive technology improves their living conditions. It also presents accessibility approaches, accessibility framework, assessment analysis and compliance of Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) of selected Indian web portals like Most visited, for Disabled Persons and for Educational Institutions. The paper will also explore emerging technologies like Artificial Intelligence (AI) based accessibility tools & effective digital technologies and initiatives in Indian context including the role of various stake holders who need to come forward towards reductions of the disability digital divide. It will also explore a few challenges and solutions. It also campaigns for use of assistive technologies to bring e-Governance services closer to people with disabilities.
Authors
- Sanjeev Kumar Katara
- Rajesh Kumar Pathak (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3835-8430)
- Monika Sharma (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1790-6496)
- Ashwini Kumar Sharma
Institutions
- Symbiosis International University (IN)
- National Informatics Centre (IN)
Publication Details
- Published
- 2024-12-17
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1109/icca62237.2024.10928085
- Primary Topic
- Digital Accessibility for Disabilities
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00