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| DC Field | Value | Language |
|---|---|---|
| contributor.advisor | Deborah Barreau | en |
| creator | Toshiba L Burns-Johnson | en |
| date.accessioned | 2007-04-25T18:32:25Z | - |
| date.available | 2007-04-25 | en |
| date.available | 2007-04-25T18:32:25Z | - |
| date.issued | 2007-04-25T18:32:25Z | - |
| date.submitted | 4/25/07 | en |
| identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/1901/417 | - |
| description.abstract | Research reports that the search for health information is the fourth most popular activity being done on the web (Pew Internet & American Life Project, 2004). However, for disabled persons, barriers experienced when interfacing with the Internet may cause healthcare websites to be inaccessible to them. This study explores the level of accessibility of healthcare websites and the relationship between accessibility and usability by determining how compliant state department of health and human services websites are with accessibility and usability guidelines. A content analysis of each state’s department of health and human services website was conducted. Results revealed that state department of health and human services websites are not very compliant with accessibility guidelines, are somewhat compliant with usability guidelines, and overall are not very accessible. The findings also indicate that there is a significant moderate relationship between accessibility and usability which suggests that the two concepts are interconnected. | en |
| format | application/pdf | en |
| format.extent | 445162 bytes | - |
| format.mimetype | application/pdf | - |
| language.iso | en_US | en |
| publisher | School of Information and Library Science | en |
| subject | Website Design, Website Accessibility, Website Usability, Guidelines, Section 508 | en |
| title | Are Government Websites Achieving Universal Accessibility?: An Analysis of State Department of Health and Human Services’ Websites | en |
| type | Electronic Theses and Dissertations | en |
| degree.discipline | Information Science | en |
| degree.grantor | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | en |
| degree.level | Master | en |
| degree.name | Master of Science | en |
| license | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/1.0/ | en |
| Appears in Collections: | SILS Master's Papers |
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