Making Wikipedia Editing Easier for the Blind

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Making Wikipedia Editing Easier for the Blind - scientific work related to Wikipedia quality published in 2008, written by M. Claudia Buzzi, Marina Buzzi, Barbara Leporini and Caterina Senette.

Overview

A key feature of Web 2.0 is the possibility of sharing, creating and editing on-line content. This approach is increasingly used in learning environments to favor interaction and cooperation among students. These functions should be accessible as well as easy to use for all participants. Unfortunately accessibility and usability issues still exist for Web 2.0-based applications. For instance, Wikipedia presents many difficulties for the blind. In this paper authors discuss a possible solution for simplifying the Wikipedia editing page when interacting via screen reader. Building an editing interface that conforms to W3C ARIA (Accessible Rich Internet Applications) recommendations would overcome accessibility and usability problems that prevent blind users from actively contributing to Wikipedia.