Comparing Dyslexia and Visual Impairments under W3C's WCAG: A Legal Standard for Web Design?

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  • February 28, 2019
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  • Currier, Brett
    • Affiliation: School of Information and Library Science
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  • W3C's Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) has become the de facto legal standard for web design based on recent settlement agreements. The Department of Justice has even tried to make WCAG the actual law. This paper examines the most common plaintiffs in successful Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) litigation against colleges and universities (individuals with visual impairments) and compares these plaintiffs to individuals with dyslexia, as both populations are covered under the ADA, as both populations have the same affected major life activity: reading. After identifying the 15 overlapping Success Criteria, this review then uses a systematic review methodology to determine when designing for individuals with dyslexia, then it also creates accessible webpages for individuals with visual impairments and when they do not.
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  • Gibson, Amelia
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  • Master of Science in Library Science
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  • University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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  • 31c7e428-a152-43d0-a73d-5a67975eff84

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