Am I missing something? Experiences of using social media by blind and partially sighted users
- Submitting institution
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Middlesex University
- Unit of assessment
- 11 - Computer Science and Informatics
- Output identifier
- 922
- Type
- D - Journal article
- DOI
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10.1007/s10209-019-00648-z
- Title of journal
- Universal Access in the Information Society
- Article number
- -
- First page
- 461
- Volume
- 19
- Issue
- 2
- ISSN
- 1615-5289
- Open access status
- Compliant
- Month of publication
- March
- Year of publication
- 2019
- URL
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http://eprints.mdx.ac.uk/26246/
- Supplementary information
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- Output has been delayed by COVID-19
- No
- COVID-19 affected output statement
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- Forensic science
- No
- Criminology
- No
- Interdisciplinary
- No
- Number of additional authors
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1
- Research group(s)
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- Citation count
- 1
- Proposed double-weighted
- No
- Reserve for an output with double weighting
- No
- Additional information
- People with a visual impairment are more likely to experience social isolation as an effect of their vision loss. Social media can particularly benefit these users, but it is of concern if it cannot be fully and successfully used. This paper is significant because it instigates the study of potential accessibility issues visually impaired users could encounter when using social media. The findings, such as text embedded in images being not presented in an accessible way to visually impaired users, will lead to improved design and development in the future to allow accessibility being taken into account at all stages.
- Author contribution statement
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- Non-English
- No
- English abstract
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