COLOUR BLIND PEOPLE

Evaluating the Accessibility of Website for Colour Blind People

[Name of the Institute]

Table of Contents

1.1 Introduction3

1.1.1 Research Questions4

1.1.2 Rationale5

1.1.3 Scope and Definition5

1.1.4 Research Aims5

1.1.5 Objectives6

1.1.1.1 Legal Issues6

1.1.1.2 Limitations6

Conclusion7

References8

Bibliography9

Evaluating the Accessibility of Website for Colour Blind People

1.1 Introduction

Some previous studies have investigated that established working disabled people are more likely to be unemployed or underemployed than normal people (Pilling, 2004, pp. 1-4). Since 1997, the Labour Government emphasised on social welfare through working along with the idea of social inclusion which was achieved through paid work (Keller, 2011, pp. 48). The research investigated numerous people with disabilities, and how they got professionally proved (Keller, 2011, pp. 48).

The Strategies were defined as those ideas, decisions and plans adopted by disabled people in order to manage work (Henderson, 2001, pp. 47). They were seen getting more work by making it more accessible and inclusive, and therefore more likely to complete their tasks at work (Campbell, 2007, pp. 351-355).

Formal and informal support from both external and internal workplace is important (Biringen, 2004, pp. 78-90). Support is defined as schemes, actions, financial benefits or work environment that did not stem from the individual disabled worker (Bretherton, 2009, pp. 203-221). These mechanisms provided emotional, moral, practical, financial, technical, environmental and organisational support (Biringen, 2004, pp. 78-90).

In UK most people having disabilities have concerns with the usage of internet and thus the usage of internet is very limited (Harland, 1998, pp. 183-190). In an article written by Doria Pilling (2004, pp. 1-4) stated that research evidence on disabled people's attitudes to using the Internet is inadequate but however what have been investigated is positive attitudes of disabled persons (Campbell, 2007, pp. 351-355). The argument exclaims that in most organisations having people with colour blindness have fundamental right of independence and freedom of movement with the external environment, and for the safety of people who are affected by colour blindness, those users are managed by using Information and Communication Technology (ICT), as it has shown improvement in terms of working life for young disabled persons (Biringen, 2004, pp. 78-90). This would include new equipments new computer based technologies which also contains telephones and faxes (JMU Access Partnership, 2007, 57). In addition, many children would need to have their colour vision examined to ensure they are able to access the IT computer facility equipment such as considering accessing IT to communicate by using computer indispensable (Keller, 2011, pp. 48). This would help them to enlarge their screen to get a clear visions or using Braille which helps the user to read (Biringen, 2004, pp. 78-90).

1.1.1 Research Questions

Research questions which will be investigated and answered later in the dissertation are as follows (Harland, 1998, pp. 183-190):

Does person with colour blindness really have problems using the computers?

Do colour blind people have problems like having problem in adjusting the font colour, and size, desktop resolution and colours? Under the main questions, the following sub questions are also considered.

Do website developers consider people with colour blindness while developing commercial ...