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ACCESSIBILITY BARRIERS OF VIDEOCONFERENCING TOOLS FOCUSED ON PEOPLE WITH VISUAL DISABILITIES

Abstract:

Since March 2020, date on which the World Health Organization (WHO) characterized COVID-19 as a pandemic, millions of people were forced into a confinement for several months. That situation generated the massive use of videoconferencing tools to continue our educational, personal and professional activities, among others. Videoconferencing tools helped millions of people continue their daily activities, but many people with disabilities experienced discrimination because the videoconferencing tools were not accessible. This paper presents some of the accessibility barriers faced by visually impaired people during a real-time videoconferencing. In this research, Zoom, Microsoft Teams, Google Meet and Cisco WebEx, four of most used videoconferencing tools worldwide, have been considered. This research was conducted taking into account the A, AA and AAA level accessibility recommendations of the …

Año de publicación:

2023

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    Fuente:

    googlegoogle

    Tipo de documento:

    Other

    Estado:

    Acceso abierto

    Áreas de conocimiento:

    • Usabilidad

    Áreas temáticas:

    • Pequeños trabajos de forja (herrería)
    • Principios generales y formas musicales
    • Escuelas y sus actividades; educación especial

    Contribuidores:

    Tania AcostaTania Acosta