A harmonised methodology for the components of software applications accessibility and its evaluation

Abstract

Accessibility today is gaining more and more ground, becoming a real necessity in daily living and every day needs. Authorities and experts are putting a lot of effort towards accessibility, especially in the software application domain. Despite this fact the ICT applications and systems are still not fully accessible. The main idea of the ACCESSIBLE project is to contribute towards better accessibility for all citizens. This will be achieved by increasing the use of standards and by the development of an assessment simulation environment, as well as, a harmonized methodology that links all the accessibility components. In the current paper we will present to the reader the general harmonised methodology introduced in ACCESSIBLE project to correlate the proposed accessibility components. Attention will be also given to the evaluation of the ACCESSIBLE harmonised methodology, as well as the future plans. © 2011 Springer-Verlag.