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There is not a clear distinction between accessibility and usability for all. This work shows the overlap between usability and accessibility proposing a bridge from the usability heuristics to WCAG 2.0 guidelines. The mapping between some usability and accessibility concepts can be a useful resource to know what aspects of accessibility were collected when the usability is taken into account.
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Moreno, L., Martínez, P., Ruiz-Mezcua, B. (2009). A Bridge to Web Accessibility from the Usability Heuristics. In: Holzinger, A., Miesenberger, K. (eds) HCI and Usability for e-Inclusion. USAB 2009. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 5889. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-10308-7_20
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