Análisis Comparativo de Normas de Accesibilidad Web y su Aplicación en la Creación del Portal de la EIS - ESPOCH

Abstract

Research to put into practice W3C Web Accessibility Guidelines, in the design and creation of a internet portal for the Systems Engineering School of the Polytechnic University of Chimborazo, to improve interactivity and navigability for users. Scientific methods and the following equipment were used (hardware and software): 2 computers and software: Macromedia Dreamweaver 8, Adobe Illustrator, PHP, Mysql, MySQL;Front, SSH. The techniques applied were: web accessibility test, on;line validators, observation, trails and surveys with users. An accessible portal was created, that meets all the demands of the specified software requirements. Applying accessibility standards a validation of the style sheet and the Markup language XHTML 1 transitional was achieved. Through the use of chi squared with a value of 6 degrees of freedom and a confidence level of a=0.4 we get a theoretical value of 6.21; while the value of X2calculated in this research is 18.602 which is superior, from which we can conclude that the two variables in this study are not independent. Therefore we accept the hypothesis as affirmative. The application of web accessibility standards in the elaboration of portals improves interactivity and navigability for the users in theportal’s contents. It is recommended that web portals are elaborated carrying out early validations of the Markup and the accessibility using software tools.