It is important that university websites and services offered through their sites are used effectively, efficiently and satisfactorily by the whole target group of the university, including disabled users. However, universities in many countries are still unable to meet the criteria for web accessibility. This study aimed to test the websites of the top universities in Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan and Turkey using automated assessment tools. The results showed that university websites are more popular in Turkey, and in Turkish universities developers pay more attention to the performance of websites, followed by websites of Azerbaijani, Kyrgyz and Kazakh universities. The majority of the university websites in the study did not meet the WCAG 2.0 accessibility criteria. Only two Kyrgyz and two Kazakh university websites attained conformance level A, and only three, one Kyrgyz and two Kazakh, achieved accessibility conformance level AAA. Based on the results, it was determined that universities included in the present study need to devote more effort to making their websites more accessible for their users.
Yayın Adı (dc.title) | Accessibility evaluation of top university websites: a comparative study of Kyrgyzstan, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan and Turkey |
Yazar/lar (dc.contributor.yazarlar) | Rita Ismailova, Yavuz Inal |
Yayın Türü (dc.type) | Makale |
Dil (dc.language) | İngilizce |
Yayımlanma Yılı (dc.date.issued) | 2018 |
Ulusal/Uluslararası (dc.identifier.ulusaluluslararasi) | Uluslararası |
Kaynak (dc.relation.journal) | Universal Access in the Information Society |
Süreli Sayı (dc.identifier.issue) | 2 |
Cilt/Sayı (dc.identifier.volume) | 17 |
Sayfa (dc.identifier.startpage) | 437-445 |
ISSN/ISBN (dc.identifier.issn) | ISSN: 1615-5289; Online ISSN: 1615-5297 |
Yayıncı (dc.publisher) | Springer |
Veri Tabanları (dc.contributor.veritaban) | Web of Science Core Collection |
Veri Tabanları (dc.contributor.veritaban) | Springer |
Veri Tabanları (dc.contributor.veritaban) | Scopus |
İndex Türü (dc.identifier.index) | SCI Expanded |
İndex Türü (dc.identifier.index) | Scopus |
Etki Faktörü (dc.identifier.etkifaktoru) | 1,176 / 2017-WOS / 5 Year: 1,175 |
Özet (dc.description.abstract) | It is important that university websites and services offered through their sites are used effectively, efficiently and satisfactorily by the whole target group of the university, including disabled users. However, universities in many countries are still unable to meet the criteria for web accessibility. This study aimed to test the websites of the top universities in Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan and Turkey using automated assessment tools. The results showed that university websites are more popular in Turkey, and in Turkish universities developers pay more attention to the performance of websites, followed by websites of Azerbaijani, Kyrgyz and Kazakh universities. The majority of the university websites in the study did not meet the WCAG 2.0 accessibility criteria. Only two Kyrgyz and two Kazakh university websites attained conformance level A, and only three, one Kyrgyz and two Kazakh, achieved accessibility conformance level AAA. Based on the results, it was determined that universities included in the present study need to devote more effort to making their websites more accessible for their users. |
URL (dc.rights) | https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10209-017-0541-0 |
DOI (dc.identifier.doi) | 10.1007/s10209-017-0541-0 |
Fakültesi / Enstitütü (dc.identifier.fakulte) | Mühendislik Fakültesi |
Bölümü (dc.identifier.bolum) | Bilgisayar Mühendisliği Bölümü |
Kurumdaki Yazar/lar (dc.contributor.author) | Rita İSMAİLOVA |
Kayıt No (dc.identifier.kayitno) | BL6F145CDF |
Kayıt Giriş Tarihi (dc.date.available) | 2017-12-26 |
Not (Yayımlanma Yılı) (dc.identifier.notyayinyili) | June 2018 |
Wos No (dc.identifier.wos) | WOS:000434862700015 |
Konu Başlıkları (dc.subject) | web accessibility |
Konu Başlıkları (dc.subject) | online evaluation tools |
Konu Başlıkları (dc.subject) | web performance |
Konu Başlıkları (dc.subject) | quality |
Konu Başlıkları (dc.subject) | university websites |