Document Type
Article
Publication Title
Identifying accessibility improvement opportunities for global environmental communication websites.
Volume
88
Issue
1
First Page
68
Last Page
82
Publication Date
2024
Abstract
Digital environmental information presented with low web accessibility reduces parti-cipation in environmental advocacy and information seeking behaviors for many people with disabilities, creating a consequential digital divide. We use WEB AIM computer automated analysis of web accessibility to assess the general accessibility of online environmental communication messages. Results show 95.3% of the popular websites in our sample had indicators of potentially critical accessibility errors. Our findings highlight the importance of addressing digital environmental information accessibility shortcomings so that educational, informational and persuasive environ-mental messages can increase environmental literacy of vulnerable populations and help to bridge the digital divide.
Recommended Citation
Mason, A. M., Compton, J., & Bhati, S. (2024). Identifying accessibility improvement opportunities for global environmental communication websites. Western Journal of Communication, 88(1), 68–82. https://doi.org/10.1080/10570314.2022.2155070
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Comments
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