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Towards More Mature Web Maintenance Practices for Accessibility

Bailey, J.O; Burd, E.L; Huang, S.; Massimiliano Di, P.

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Authors

J.O Bailey

E.L Burd

S. Huang

P. Massimiliano Di



Abstract

This paper proposes a need to differentiate Web maintenance from traditional software maintenance. The maintenance of a Web site is different than that of software as it is under constant maintenance and works by default in "modified environments". Building on the authors' previous work of automated quality measurement, a case study of large scale Web maintenance activity is described which focuses on a change to ensure that Web pages are accessible to users with disabilities. The results of the study show that organisations which have a clear and committed maintenance strategy and provide their staff with appropriate tools and training have better quality Web sites.

Citation

Bailey, J., Burd, E., Huang, S., & Massimiliano Di, P. (2007). Towards More Mature Web Maintenance Practices for Accessibility. In 9th IEEE International Workshop on Web Site Evolution, WSE 2007, 5-6 October 2007, Paris ; proceedings (81-87). https://doi.org/10.1109/wse.2007.4380248

Conference Name Proceedings of the 9th IEEE International Symposium on Web Site Evolution
Conference Location Paris, France
Start Date Oct 5, 2007
End Date Oct 6, 2007
Publication Date Oct 1, 2007
Deposit Date Jul 26, 2007
Publicly Available Date Mar 29, 2024
Publisher Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
Pages 81-87
Book Title 9th IEEE International Workshop on Web Site Evolution, WSE 2007, 5-6 October 2007, Paris ; proceedings.
DOI https://doi.org/10.1109/wse.2007.4380248
Publisher URL http://www.ece.queensu.ca/wse2007/pages/home.htm
Additional Information Conference dates: 5-6 October 2007.

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