All posts by Lance Perkins

About Lance Perkins

I am Lance, a senior majoring in Web and Mobile Application Development. I live in northwest Illinois with my spouse and our dog and cat. In my spare time, I enjoy traveling with my spouse, disc golf, poker, chess, and hiking. My pronouns are he/him.

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Exploring Accessibility Articles for More Articles

I am research web accessibility, which looks at the design-features and tools available to people with disabilities that makes it possible for them to use the internet. Citation Traces: Palmer, S. B., Wehmeyer, M. L., Davies, D. K., & Stock, S. E. (2012). Family members’ reports of the technology use of family members with intellectual … Continue reading Exploring Accessibility Articles for More Articles

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Society Relegating People with Disabilities to Second Class Goes Virtual

I still do not have  a narrowed topic, but my general topic will be about web accessibility. As I continue my research, I am leaning toward a topic that looks at whether both the public and private sectors do enough to make their websites accessible. Search 1 Database Used: Applied Science & Technology Advanced keyword … Continue reading Society Relegating People with Disabilities to Second Class Goes Virtual

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Assessing Access to Accessibility Articles

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 … Continue reading Assessing Access to Accessibility Articles

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Article Review: What Methods Software Teams Prefer When Testing Web Accessibility

Provide the citation and attach a pdf of the article (10 pts) Bai, A., Stray, V., & Mork, H. (2019, June 10). What Methods Software Teams Prefer When Testing Web Accessibility. Advances in Human-Computer Interaction. https://www.hindawi.com/journals/ahci/2019/3271475/ pdf – What Methods Software Teams Prefer When Testing Web Accessibility ‌What is the abstract of the article? Accessibility has … Continue reading Article Review: What Methods Software Teams Prefer When Testing Web Accessibility

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Web Development and Software Engineer Positions

Employer Contact Information: Code For America – Get Your Refund Program 972 Mission Street 5th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94103 https://codeforamerica.org/ 415-816-1286 Rae Pilarski, Get Your Refund Program Manager rpilarski@codeforamerica.org General Employer Information:  Code For America aims at helping government programs become more efficient through what they call “Human-Centered Government”. Their aim is to “partner … Continue reading Web Development and Software Engineer Positions