Coetzee, LViviers, I2008-11-122008-11-122008-11Coetzee, L and Viviers, I. 2008. Web standards facilitating accessibility in a digitally inclusive South Africa – Perspectives from developing the South African National Accessibility Portal. Science real and relevant: 2nd CSIR Biennial Conference CSIR International Convention Centre Pretoria, 17&18 November 2008, pp 8978-0-7988-5573-0http://hdl.handle.net/10204/2522Science real and relevant: 2nd CSIR Biennial Conference CSIR International Convention Centre Pretoria, 17&18 November 2008Many factors impact on the ability to create a digitally inclusive society in a developing world context. These include lack of access to information and communication technology (ICT), infrastructure, low literacy levels as well as low ICT related skills. The lack of standards, or poor implementation of existing standards in technology, could also have a significant impact on the pervasiveness and cost of developing applications, thus creating more barriers in society. This paper analyses the importance of Web standards (especially those associated with accessibility) in the creation of an inclusive society using experiences gathered from the development of the South African National Accessibility PortalenWeb standardsWeb accessibilitySouth African national accessibility portalInformation and communication technology infrastructureWeb standardsConference PresentationCoetzee, L., & Viviers, I. (2008). Web standards facilitating accessibility in a digitally inclusive South Africa – Perspectives from developing the South African National Accessibility Portal. CSIR. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/2522Coetzee, L, and I Viviers. "Web standards facilitating accessibility in a digitally inclusive South Africa – Perspectives from developing the South African National Accessibility Portal." (2008): http://hdl.handle.net/10204/2522Coetzee L, Viviers I, Web standards facilitating accessibility in a digitally inclusive South Africa – Perspectives from developing the South African National Accessibility Portal; CSIR; 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/2522 .TY - Conference Presentation AU - Coetzee, L AU - Viviers, I AB - Many factors impact on the ability to create a digitally inclusive society in a developing world context. These include lack of access to information and communication technology (ICT), infrastructure, low literacy levels as well as low ICT related skills. The lack of standards, or poor implementation of existing standards in technology, could also have a significant impact on the pervasiveness and cost of developing applications, thus creating more barriers in society. This paper analyses the importance of Web standards (especially those associated with accessibility) in the creation of an inclusive society using experiences gathered from the development of the South African National Accessibility Portal DA - 2008-11 DB - ResearchSpace DP - CSIR KW - Web standards KW - Web accessibility KW - South African national accessibility portal KW - Information and communication technology infrastructure KW - Web standards LK - https://researchspace.csir.co.za PY - 2008 SM - 978-0-7988-5573-0 T1 - Web standards facilitating accessibility in a digitally inclusive South Africa – Perspectives from developing the South African National Accessibility Portal TI - Web standards facilitating accessibility in a digitally inclusive South Africa – Perspectives from developing the South African National Accessibility Portal UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10204/2522 ER -