Mobile Web and Accessibility

Abstract

While focusing on the human-computer interaction side of the Web contentdelivery, this article discusses problems and prospects of the mobileWeb and Web accessibility in terms of what lessons and experiences wehave gained from Web accessibility and what they can say about themobile Web. One aim is to draw particular attention to the importance ofexplicitly distinguishing between perceptual and cognitive aspects ofthe users' interactions with the Web. Another is to emphasize theincreased importance of scenario-based evaluation and remote testing forthe mobile Web where the limited screen space and a variety ofenvironmental factors of mobile use are critical design issues. A newlydevised inspection type of evaluation method that focuses on theperceptual-cognitive distinction of accessibility and usability issuesis presented as a viable means of scenario-based, remote testing for theWeb.