• Journal of Internet Computing and Services
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• v.14 no.5
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• pp.87-99
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• 2013

As Internet advances, websites with simpel HTML pages are changing to complex web application systems with enormous contents and various services. With this trend, it is noted that situations where Web accessibility of the old and the handicapped is inhibited are growing. To solve this problem, The Disability Discrimination Act has been enacted since April 2013. This act triggers massive website reorganization efforts. However, in order for the huge and sophisticated web applications and web sites to ensure a web accessibility, a framework is required to throughout the web site development. Based on thorough review of website development methodologies, web accessibility compliance standards, and various web accessibility issues related to website characteristics, this study proposes a practice oriented "Web Accessibility Compliance Framework". The current study also examines the usefulness and value of this framework by applying it to the internet banking development project of W bank and receiving a certificate for high quality website complying web accessibility standards.

• Journal of Digital Contents Society
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• v.19 no.3
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• pp.537-546
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• 2018

In this paper, we study improvement of web accessibility of Korean Internet shopping mall websites. First, we analyze the criteria of Korean web accessibility, and then evaluate the web accessibility level of major Internet shopping mall websites in Korea. Based on the evaluation of web accessibility level, we propose and implement an alternative text enhancement method using Excel VBA to increase the rate of alternative text for improving web accessibility. Using the proposed method, even non-specialists of web programming can check and modify the alternative text of the image included in web pages, which can help improve the web accessibility compliance rate.

• 한국정보교육학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2010.01a
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• pp.253-258
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• 2010

지식정보화 시대에서 정보는 사회적 부를 창출하는 수단이며 그 자체로서 가치를 지니기도 한다. 하지만 사회적 약자인 장애인들은 정보접근과 활용에서 소외되고 있다. 이를 해결하기 위해 웹접근성을 향상시키는 것이 중요한 문제이다. 이에 본 논문에서는 웹접근성의 의미와 u-러닝의 의미, 그리고 u-러닝이 주는 학습적 효과를 알아보고 u-러닝 콘텐츠에 웹접근성을 향상시켰을 때 얻을 수 있는 이점에 대해 알아보고자 하며, 장애인의 웹접근성을 향상시키는 u-러닝 콘텐츠를 개발하는 데 목적이 있다. 본 연구에서는 다음과 같은 제안을 한다. 첫째, 시작장애인을 위한 보조기능이 존재해야 한다. 둘째, u-러닝 콘텐츠의 색채구성에 유의해야 한다. 셋째, 청각장애인을 위한 서비스를 제공해야 한다. 넷째, 장애인에게 적절한 모바일 기기를 선택해야 한다.

• Journal of the Korean BIBLIA Society for library and Information Science
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• v.21 no.3
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• pp.123-137
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• 2010

This paper evaluates web accessibility using an evaluative measure of K-WAH 3.0. It targets systems and contents in scientific and technological information, based on a guide for 'Internet Web Contents Accessibility 1.0'. The result indicates that web accessibility of informational system is lower than that of informational contents. Based on this fact, this paper identifies the main characteristics and differences of web accessibilities in informational system and contents, and discusses possible improvements. the result of the evaluation found the scientific system sites is more superior than contents sites in web accessibility. And the scientific system and contents sites except NDSL was lest 'understandable' and 'Robust' in observance. Therefore web page that should bring "easily understandable" and "reducing outstanding side effects" was required.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Information and Commucation Sciences Conference
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• 2009.05a
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• pp.191-194
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• 2009

Vocational rehabilitation is defined as a process which helps people with disabilities to maintain life of non-disabled people and vocational assessment is a part of it. Traditionally, vocational assessment is performed through using of assessment tools, vocational counseling and so on. It is very efficient to apply vocational assessment to people with disabilities using the internet, but we should provide them with web accessibility. In this paper, we design and implement the aptitude test system for people with visual impairment supporting web accessibility. We develop the aptitude test system using the Holland Test which is the assessment tool of career guidance and counseling. We also show that the aptitude test system for people with visual impairment supports web accessibility more than previous Holland Test which is served in the internet.

• The Journal of the Korea institute of electronic communication sciences
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• v.8 no.10
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• pp.1523-1528
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• 2013

This study examined some implications affected from that right to information access, among them that make up the core Web accessibility stipulated the Disability Discrimination Act that excepted visually impaired masseur, in addition to the professional diversity in present. Through that sought policy suggestions about direction of legislation and revision for improving Web accessibility for achievable professional diversity as a basic mechanism.

• 한국정보교육학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2010.08a
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• pp.179-184
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• 2010

In current knowledge-based society, various information and communication tools are used in educational fields. Especially web becomes the most popular tool. However, for the disabled, web accessibility is a still main problem to overcome. The purpose of this paper is to improve web accessibility of color blindness by analyzing the educational web sites. The three suggestions for this study are as follows. First, use accent colors other then red or orange. Second, add the black and white conversion feature function on the screen. Third, construct colors of video clips and flash files that are appropriate for people with color blindness.

• The Journal of the Institute of Internet, Broadcasting and Communication
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• v.12 no.4
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• pp.195-200
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• 2012

This paper introduces Web Accessibility to web pages, which is the basic method of obtaining information in modern Internet. Also we explore the system that is capable of examine whether the corresponding web pages are following the accessibility regulation. In order to examine web pages, we need to classify all the objects that web page contains. And the classified objects are to be examined by the standards of Web Accessibility. And also this paper introduces the mobile translation system for web accessibility.

• Journal of the Korea Institute of Information and Communication Engineering
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• v.13 no.6
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• pp.1105-1110
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• 2009

Vocational rehabilitation is defined as a process which helps people with disabilities to maintain life of non-disabled people and vocational assessment is a part of it. Traditionally, vocational assessment is performed through using of assessment tools, vocational counseling and so on. It is very efficient to apply vocational assessment to people with disabilities using the internet, but we should provide them with web accessibility. In this paper, we design and implement the aptitude test system for people with visual impairment supporting web accessibility. We develop the aptitude test system using the Holland Test which is the assessment tool of career guidance and counseling. We also show that the aptitude test system for people with visual impairment supports web accessibility more than previous Holland Test which is served in the internet.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Computer Information Conference
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• 2011.06a
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• pp.179-182
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• 2011

본 논문의 정보소외계층 위한 웹 접근성 기법에 관한 연구에서는 웹 접근성(web accessibility)의 세부항목을 준수하는 웹사이트를 구축하여 신체적 장애를 가진 사람이 일반 사람과 동일하게 웹사이트를 편리하고 쉽게 이용할 수 있게 구현하고 운영하였다. 웹 사이트가 웹 접근성 규칙을 준수하여 올바르게 설계되어 개발되고 편집되어 있을 때 모든 사용자들은 정보와 기능에 동등하게 접근할 수 있다. 본 논문에서 실험 사이트로 구축하며 준수한 웹 접근성은 시각에 대하여 실명, 색각 이상, 다양한 형태의 저 시력을 포함한 시각 장애와 이동성에 대하여는 파킨슨병, 근육병, 뇌성마비, 뇌졸중과 같은 조건으로 인한 근육 속도 저하, 근육 제어 손실로 말미암아 손을 쓰기 어렵거나 쓸 수 없는 상태와 청각에 대하여는 귀머거리, 청각 장애와 발작에 대하여는 깜박이는 효과나 시각적인 스트로보스코프를 통해 일어나는 간질성 발작과 인지능력에 대하여는 문제 해결과 논리 능력, 집중력, 기억력에 문제가 있는 정신 지체 및 발달 장애, 학습 장애 (난독증, 난산증 등)에 대한 지침 규정이다.