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Regulatory Compliance and Web Accessibility of UK Parliament Sites

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Kuzma, Joanne (2009) Regulatory Compliance and Web Accessibility of UK Parliament Sites. Journal of Information, Law & Technology (JILT), 2. pp. 1-15. ISSN 1361-4169

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This research seeks to review whether web accessibility and disability laws lead to strong compliance among UK e-government web sites. This study samples 130 sites of the UK members of Parliament using an online accessibility testing tool and determines if the site design complies with disability laws and Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG). Awareness is raised about issues disabled users face when attempting to use UK e-government sites. A discussion of UK and international disability law is reviewed in light of web accessibilty: the UK’s Disability Discrimination Act (DDA) of 1995 and the UN Treaty on the Rights of the Disabled. Although these mandates aim to provide equality in access to web sites for people with disabilities, the results of this study show that total openness of these sites is not widespread and the mere existance of laws does not guarantee compliance.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Discrete Keywords:	Web accessibility, disability; e-government, Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG), UK Disability Discrimination Act, DDA
Subjects:	T Technology > T Technology (General) K Law > KD England and Wales
Divisions:	College of Business, Psychology and Sport > Worcester Business School
Depositing User:	Joanne Kuzma
Date Deposited:	03 Dec 2009 14:22
Last Modified:	08 Jun 2021 09:25
URI:	https://eprints.worc.ac.uk/id/eprint/784

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