TY - GEN
T1 - Toward Accessible Mobile Application Development for Users with Low Vision
AU - Acosta-Vargas, Patricia
AU - Serrano-Costales, Luis
AU - Salvador-Ullauri, Luis
AU - Nunes, Isabel L.
AU - Gonzalez, Mario
N1 - FGE.PAV.19.11.
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PY - 2020
Y1 - 2020
N2 - The development of accessible mobile applications has become a great challenge for accessibility experts since aging affects users’ capabilities. Among them, the most frequent is that of visual impairment, specifically low vision. Currently, many mobile applications help with daily activities, but not all are accessible, which means that a large number of users cannot easily access and interact with them. To test accessibility in mobile applications, Google has an Accessibility Scanner for Android which is a tool that helps to verify the compliance with the accessibility guidelines proposed by the WCAG 2.1. A case study is presented that applies this tool to the development of a mobile application for the sports center “Crossfit Coyote Fitness.” This research addresses the limitations of this method, contributing to future studies related to accessibility methods for mobile applications in achieving more inclusive applications.
AB - The development of accessible mobile applications has become a great challenge for accessibility experts since aging affects users’ capabilities. Among them, the most frequent is that of visual impairment, specifically low vision. Currently, many mobile applications help with daily activities, but not all are accessible, which means that a large number of users cannot easily access and interact with them. To test accessibility in mobile applications, Google has an Accessibility Scanner for Android which is a tool that helps to verify the compliance with the accessibility guidelines proposed by the WCAG 2.1. A case study is presented that applies this tool to the development of a mobile application for the sports center “Crossfit Coyote Fitness.” This research addresses the limitations of this method, contributing to future studies related to accessibility methods for mobile applications in achieving more inclusive applications.
KW - Accessibility
KW - Low vision
KW - Mobile application development
KW - WCAG 2.1
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85088254776&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1007/978-3-030-51369-6_32
DO - 10.1007/978-3-030-51369-6_32
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:85088254776
SN - 9783030513689
T3 - Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing
SP - 236
EP - 241
BT - Advances in Human Factors and Systems Interaction - Proceedings of the AHFE 2020 Virtual Conference on Human Factors and Systems Interaction
A2 - Nunes, Isabel L.
PB - Springer
T2 - AHFE Virtual Conference on Human Factors and Systems Interaction, 2020
Y2 - 16 July 2020 through 20 July 2020
ER -