My topic addresses accessibility in web development.

Database: Computer Science Collection

Keyword: web accessibility

Results: 1,731

Useful? Yes, this keyword seemed to be useful on this database as it appeared to give fewer irrelevant results since this keyword is quite specific to the topic

Potential Article: Fayyaz, N., Khusro, S., & Ullah, S. (2021). Accessibility of Tables in PDF Documents. Information Technology and Libraries, 40(3). https://doi.org/10.6017/ital.v40i3.12325

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Keyword: Assistive technology

Results: 2,421

Useful? While there did seem to be some potential for articles, it also gave articles around topics such as self-driving cars.

Potential Article: Gregory, G. M. (2021). Accessible to All? Information Today, 38(7), 9. https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/A674436998/CDB?u=klnb_fhsuniv&sid=bookmark-CDB&xid=12fc38be

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Keyword: screen reader

Results: 1,923

Useful? There were many articles that seemed relevant to my topic, so yes, this seemed like a useful set of keywords on this database.

Potential Article: Kay, M. (2020). Ethical Dilemmas Behind Web Accessibility Compliance. Information Today, 37(4), 39+. https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/A629716053/CDB?u=klnb_fhsuniv&sid=bookmark-CDB&xid=1d42582a

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Database: Computer Source

Keyword: accessibility

Results: 1,311

Useful? Using web accessibility netted just under the 200 results asked for this assignment. Using a broader search of accessibility did offer many of those same results, but also added in many results that did not seem relevant; however, that does not mean that there would not be a relevant article to find. I just did not find it in this cursory search.

Potential Article: Oh, L.-B., & Chen, J. (2015). Determinants of employees’ intention to exert pressure on firms to engage in web accessibility. Behaviour & Information Technology, 34(2), 108–118. https://doi-org.ezproxy.fhsu.edu/10.1080/0144929X.2014.936040

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Keyword: disability

Results: 1,189

Useful? As with accessibility, other key words I attempted, such as alt-text, yielded far too few results. A broad keyword like disability offered a number of results, and a quick skim did seem like there would be some useful articles to look at as I further my research.

Potential Article: Tsatsou, P. (2020). Digital inclusion of people with disabilities: a qualitative study of intra-disability diversity in the digital realm. Behaviour & Information Technology, 39(9), 995–1010. https://doi-org.ezproxy.fhsu.edu/10.1080/0144929X.2019.1636136

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Keyword: user experience

Results: 1,209

Useful? Not right away. I do think this keyword could be useful in two instances. The first, finding information about how a person without disabilities experiences the web to make a comparison to how a person with disabilities experiences the web and their unique needs. Second, this keyword could become more useful when used beyond a simple search so that it can be combined with other keywords.

Potential Article: Yeratziotis, A., & Zaphiris, P. (2018). A Heuristic Evaluation for Deaf Web User Experience (HE4DWUX). International Journal of Human-Computer Interaction, 34(3), 195–217. https://doi-org.ezproxy.fhsu.edu/10.1080/10447318.2017.1339940

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Annotation:

Article:

Oh, L.-B., & Chen, J. (2015). Determinants of employees’ intention to exert pressure on firms to engage in web accessibility. Behaviour & Information Technology, 34(2), 108–118. https://doi-org.ezproxy.fhsu.edu/10.1080/0144929X.2014.936040

This article looks at how employees can influence the emphasis their employer places on web accessibility. The study looks at the psychology behind what would make an employee want to push their employer to make their digital footprint more accessible to those with disabilities. This article could be helpful to me as it discusses some of the reasoning behind why websites are or are not always accessible to all.