Accessibility in Virtual Communities of Practice Under the Optics of Inclusion of Visually Impaired

• Published in: Universal Access in Human-Computer Interaction. Methods, Techniques, and Best Practices Vol. 9737; pp. 14 - 26
• Main Authors: Marques, Luís Felipe Cândido, Freitas Guilhermino, Daniela, de Araújo Cardoso, Maria Eduarda, da Silva Neitzel, Rafaella Aline Lopes, Albano Lopes, Larissa, Merlin, José Reinaldo, dos Santos Striquer, Giovanne
• Format: Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland Springer International Publishing AG 2016; Springer International Publishing
• Series: Lecture Notes in Computer Science
• Subjects: Accessibility; User interface design & usability; Virtual communities of practice; Visually impaired

Accessibility aims to ensure better quality of life to people, specially people with disabilities. Thus, it is possible to break down barriers and allow everyone, independently its specificities, have access to the same contents, materials and places equally. Many barriers are still encountered in t...