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Digital Accessibility on Institutional Websites of Portuguese Tourism

In: Technological Progress, Inequality and Entrepreneurship

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  • Fátima Matos Silva

    (Universidade Portucalense Infante D. Henrique
    Portucalense University
    Oporto University)

  • Isabel Borges

    (Universidade Portucalense Infante D. Henrique
    Portucalense University
    University of Coimbra
    CEPESE – Centre for Studies of Population, Economy and Society)

Abstract

In this chapter we address the problem of accessibility and accessible tourism concerning the various types of information and communication, namely, the digital information resulting from technological innovation implemented in recent years in various websites. As we have been developing studies on the impacts of accessibility and accessible tourism, we consider it fundamental to analyse the compliance of Portuguese institutional sites in the tourism area with the new European directives and Portuguese legislation. In this sense, the main objective of this chapter is to understand how the institutional Web content related to Portuguese tourism meets the accessibility requirements of the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.0 (WCAG 2.0), of the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C). The sample reflects the Portuguese panorama of institutional websites related to Portuguese tourism activity and promotion. Overall, with respect to accessibility practices, it is possible to conclude that none of the websites analysed meets the compliance levels of WCAG 2.0. The results point to an inequality in the dynamics and development of the Portuguese territory.

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  • Fátima Matos Silva & Isabel Borges, 2020. "Digital Accessibility on Institutional Websites of Portuguese Tourism," Studies on Entrepreneurship, Structural Change and Industrial Dynamics, in: Vanessa Ratten (ed.), Technological Progress, Inequality and Entrepreneurship, pages 67-85, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:seschp:978-3-030-26245-7_5
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-26245-7_5
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    1. Fátima Matos Silva & Cristina Sousa & Helena Albuquerque, 2022. "Analytical Model for the Development Strategy of a Low-Density Territory: The Montesinho Natural Park," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(7), pages 1-18, April.

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