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This Chapter describes W3C-WAI Accessibility Auditing as a technique aiming to improve accessibility of web-based information systems. We consider the role of WAI Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) in two complementary phases, namely the summative phase where WCAG can be used to identify accessibility problems and the formative stage where WCAG provide a means for proactive design inherently accessible.
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Emiliani, P.L., Burzagli, L. (2005). Chapter 15 W3C-WAI Content Accessibility Auditing. In: Stephanidis, C. (eds) Universal Access in Health Telematics. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 3041. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/11424628_15
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