Vinit Kumar
My brief bio is as follows:Dr Vinit Kumar is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Library and Information Science, Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University (A Central University), Lucknow, India. He holds his PhD degree in the area of linked data application in library online services. He is having more than 13 years of experience in teaching and research of Library and Information Science at DRTC, Bundelkhand University and the Central University of Gujarat, India. He has 30 research publications in international journals and conferences. He has developed content for ePG Pathshala for the Master's program in Library and Information Science. He has successfully guided students leading to M.Phil.(LIS) degree and guiding a few candidates for PhD degrees too. His research interests are library online services, Open data, research methods and digital libraries.
Supervisors: Dr. Devika P Madalli
Phone: 09986180163
Address: Room No. H43
Old Hostel
Indian Statistical Institute
Bangalore
India 560059
Supervisors: Dr. Devika P Madalli
Phone: 09986180163
Address: Room No. H43
Old Hostel
Indian Statistical Institute
Bangalore
India 560059
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Design/methodology/approach – The accessibility evaluation of 11 Indian museum websites was conducted using Siteimprove Accessibility Checker (SAC), an automated website testing tool.
Findings – The study results indicate that the mean conformance score for the Indian museum websites for
level A was 19.27, while for level AA and AAA, it came out to be 2.63 and 4.09, respectively, with the highest severity scores for error (16.3) followed by review (5.81) criteria and warning (3.81). The major findings indicate that the websites of Indian museums poorly conform to web accessibility guidelines.
Practical implications – The study’s findings will assist the museum’s website creators, managers and administrators in determining the level of conformity as per standard accessibility guidelines helping them make strategic decisions to improve the accessibility.
Originality/value – Most of the studies available in the field of website accessibility range from the web accessibility of educational institutions, tourism websites, municipal websites and ministerial websites, but there are very few studies investigating the accessibility of museum websites. A quantitative evaluation of
different aspects of accessibility was conducted in the study, which can pave the way for the better design of web sites by addressing deficiencies.
Keywords Web accessibility, WCAG 2.1, Museum websites, Person with disabilities, Indian museums
Design/methodology/approach – The accessibility evaluation of 11 Indian museum websites was conducted using Siteimprove Accessibility Checker (SAC), an automated website testing tool.
Findings – The study results indicate that the mean conformance score for the Indian museum websites for
level A was 19.27, while for level AA and AAA, it came out to be 2.63 and 4.09, respectively, with the highest severity scores for error (16.3) followed by review (5.81) criteria and warning (3.81). The major findings indicate that the websites of Indian museums poorly conform to web accessibility guidelines.
Practical implications – The study’s findings will assist the museum’s website creators, managers and administrators in determining the level of conformity as per standard accessibility guidelines helping them make strategic decisions to improve the accessibility.
Originality/value – Most of the studies available in the field of website accessibility range from the web accessibility of educational institutions, tourism websites, municipal websites and ministerial websites, but there are very few studies investigating the accessibility of museum websites. A quantitative evaluation of
different aspects of accessibility was conducted in the study, which can pave the way for the better design of web sites by addressing deficiencies.
Keywords Web accessibility, WCAG 2.1, Museum websites, Person with disabilities, Indian museums