Large-scale accessibility evaluation of Romanian municipal websites
Journal Title: Revista Romana de Interactiune Om-Calculator - Year 2019, Vol 12, Issue 2
Abstract
The Digital Agenda for Europe has clear objectives as regards the enhancement of digital literacy, skills, and inclusion. Poor web accessibility has a negative impact on the inclusion of citizens and customers in the provision of online services. In this respect, web accessibility is a critical precondition for a barrier-free Europe. Recently, a new European directive has been issued that requires the web accessibility of public sector bodies by September 2020, the latest. This paper reports on a large-scale evaluation of the accessibility of municipal websites in Romania. The evaluation has been carried on in June-July 2019 and targeted 186 websites. The sample includes all towns having a population of over 10,000 inhabitants. Overall, these towns account for 92% of the total urban population. The results show that web accessibility is low, only one website passing the requirements of WCAG 2.0. The comparison with previous evaluation results shows little progress and could be explained by low accessibility awareness, weak accessibility policy at country and local level, and bad practices in web development.
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Costin Pribeanu
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