Digital inclusion in higher education: A web content accessibility evaluation of best Asian university library websites
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Academic libraries commonly rely on automated evaluation tools to identify accessibility errors at scale.
“Academic libraries commonly rely on automated evaluation tools to identify accessibility errors at scale.”
From From Compliance to Inclusion (2026) · cites this paper as Asok & Rekha, 2025
High-ranking institutions can still fail basic accessibility checks.
“These findings align with research across regions showing that high-ranking institutions can still fail basic accessibility checks (Asok & Rekha, 2025).”
From From Compliance to Inclusion (2026) · cites this paper as Asok & Rekha, 2025
Asok and Rekha (2025) reported widespread failures to meet WCAG 2.1 requirements on best-ranked Asian university library websites, identifying contrast issues and missing text alternatives and form labels.
“Beyond the U.S. context, Asok and Rekha (2025) examined best-ranked Asian university library websites and reported widespread failures to meet WCAG 2.1 requirements, identifying contrast issues and missing text alternatives and form labels.”
From From Compliance to Inclusion (2026) · cites this paper as Asok and Rekha (2025)
Institutional ranking and website performance indicators do not necessarily correspond to accessible user experiences.
“The authors also note that institutional ranking and website performance indicators do not necessarily correspond to accessible user experiences.”
From From Compliance to Inclusion (2026) · cites this paper as Asok and Rekha (2025)
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- Authors
- Arya Asok, A. R., & Rekha, R. V.
- Affiliations
- Pondicherry University (IN)
- Venue
- The Journal of Academic Librarianship
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2025-09
- Volume
- 51
- Issue
- 5
- Pages
- 103120
- ISSN
- 0099-1333 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W7077147742
- Cited by
- 5
- References
- 37
- Citations by year
- 2026: 4 · 2025: 1
- FWCI
- 30.44
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Licence
- Locations
- The Journal of Academic Librarianship (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Human Factors and Ergonomics › Digital Accessibility for Disabilities
- Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Human-Computer Interaction › Usability and User Interface Design
- Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Information Systems › Web visibility and informetrics
- Keywords
- digital inclusion, web accessibility, university library websites, WAVE tool, people with disabilities, text alternatives, Asian universities, web performance
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