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Craigslist for Older Adults (Focus Group Study)

Craigslist for Older Adults (Focus Group Study)

As part of the 6023 Human-Computer Interaction Research Methods course at Georgia Tech, this project focused on redesigning Craigslist.org towards increased accessibility for older adults.

Abhishek Nandakumar

December 03, 2012
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  2. FUNCTIONAL ACCESSIBILITY EVALUATOR • Titles and Labels: Missing H1 tags,

    Frames lacking title attributes and missing Labels in Form elements. Implication: Inaccurate parsing of logical divisions of the page by screen readers. • Subheadings are not nested properly Implication : Obfuscates the desired hierarchy and reading sequence • Default Language: No default language specified Implication: Problems with screen readers doing automated translations Problem of change in accent in text-to-speech systems.
  3. FUNCTIONAL ACCESSIBILITY EVALUATOR • Layout Tables: Tables used for formatting

    instead of <div> Implication : Can make difficult to determine reading order and use customized styling • Text Styling: use of discrete ‘font’, bold styling, and font position tags in the HTML Implications : Decrease in customizability and flexibility Alternative : Use Cascading Style Sheets • Missing Metatags Specifying Character Encoding Implications: creates problems for alternate rendering technology and screen readers