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Comparison and Analysis of Web Accessibility for the Korea, USA, and Japan's Broadcast Web Sites

한·미·일 지상파 방송사의 웹 접근성 비교·분석

  • Received : 2014.07.04
  • Accepted : 2014.08.14
  • Published : 2014.08.30
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Abstract

Acquisition of information through the broadcast media is essential for modern life and each broadcaster has progressed its service over the internet with the development of digital technology. Under this circumstance, this study presented the results which compared and analyzed the web accessibility evaluation for Korea, USA, and Japan's leading broadcaster web sites. According to the study results, there was no significant difference in the level of accessibility in all web sites of three countries, but accessibility compliance rate such as alternate text, skip-navigation of repeated region, and title was somewhat insufficient for Korean web sites. In addition, accessibility errors in the brightness contrast of the text contents, the run of the functions that a user doesn't have any intention, the clear statement of the default language, and the label provision were investigated. Therefore, Korean broadcasters should urgently improve and modify these errors and problems for effective web accessibility.

방송 매체를 통한 정보 습득은 현대를 살아가기 위한 필수적 요소이며, 디지털 테크놀로지의 발전으로 각 방송사는 인터넷을 통한 서비스 전환을 진행하고 있다. 이에, 본 연구에서는 한국, 미국, 일본의 대표적 방송사 웹사이트를 대상으로 웹 접근성 평가를 진행하여 그 결과를 비교 분석하였다. 그 결과에 의하면, 세 나라 방송사들 모두 접근성 수준에 현저한 차이를 보이지는 않았으나, 한국 방송사들의 경우, 대체텍스트 제공, 반복 영역 건너뛰기 및 제목 제공 등에서 접근성 준수율이 미흡한 것으로 조사되었다. 또한 텍스트 콘텐츠의 명도 대비와 사용자가 의도하지 않은 기능의 실행, 기본 언어 명시 및 레이블 제공 등에서도 접근성 오류가 있는 것으로 조사되어, 접근성 준수를 위한 수정 및 보완이 시급한 것으로 나타났다.

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