ABC News Study reveals Web 2.0 accessibility issues
23rd January 2007
The new breed of websites featuring multiple layers of text, data that update in real time and user generated content pose a serious problem to accessibility by disabled persons. It is estimated that over 80% of Internet sites are not accessibility compliant and would pose problems for users with screen readers or other non-standard browsers.
IBM are working on a system called iAccessible2 that addresses some common scenarios that prevent screen-reading software from accessing layers of text or user generated content. Some aspects of this system will be integrated into Mozilla Firefox and Lotus product suites.
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