Digital exclusion of people with colour blindness – accessibility analysis of pkp.pl and the results of survey research Cover Image

Wykluczenie cyfrowe osób ze ślepotą barw – analiza dostępności serwisu pkp.pl oraz wyniki badań ankietowych
Digital exclusion of people with colour blindness – accessibility analysis of pkp.pl and the results of survey research

Author(s): Małgorzata Dąbrowska, Julia Dzikoń
Subject(s): Social Sciences, Social Informatics
Published by: Wydawnictwo Naukowe Uniwersytetu Mikołaja Kopernika
Keywords: colour blindness; digital exclusion; daltonism; WCAG

Summary/Abstract: The paper discusses the subject of digital exclusion of people with colour blindness, both in theoretical and practical aspects. It pays particular attention to the problem of this group of people in reading and interpreting information. The authors prepared suggestions regarding good practices that may greatly help people with colour blindness to navigate the Internet. The pkp.pl website was audited based on these suggestions to demonstrate the most common problems and mistakes. The matter of accessibility to people with disabilities is also discussed. Additionally, the paper was expanded by a survey conducted on people with colour blindness. The questions referred to their experiences with the Internet and the barriers that they encountered there. The article presents the results and conclusions of the research that was conducted.

  • Issue Year: 29/2022
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 9-37
  • Page Count: 29
  • Language: Polish
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