Semantic triage for increased Web accessibility.(analysis on web site designing) From: IBM Systems Journal | Date: September 1, 2005| Author: Harper, Simeon; Bechhofer, Sean | COPYRIGHT 2005 All Rights Reserved. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Visually impaired users are hindered in their efforts to access the largest repository of electronic information in the world, namely the World Wide Web. A visually impaired user's information and presentation requirements are different from those of a sighted user, in that they are highly individualized and nonvisual. These requirements can become problems in that the Web is visual-centric with regard to presentation as well as information order and layout. This can and does hinder users w...