Can I read Web 2.0 and the semantic web: hindrance or opportunity?: W4A -- International Cross-Disciplinary Conference on Web Accessibility 2007 on EtoBox?

Web 2.0 and the semantic web: hindrance or opportunity?: W4A -- International Cross-Disciplinary Conference on Web Accessibility 2007 by Yeliz Yesilada; Simon Harper is a Computer Science article available to read on EtoBox.

What is Web 2.0 and the semantic web: hindrance or opportunity?: W4A -- International Cross-Disciplinary Conference on Web Accessibility 2007 about?

The World Wide Web (Web) is in transition; a fundamental evolution of the model which underpins the traditional Web. This new Web, Web 2.0, is a mesh of enhanced semantics, push application widgets, and embedded scripting languages and was developed to pursue the promise of enhanced interactivity. The possible benefits of Web 2.0 are great, but it seems that without timely and prompt action disabled users will be barred from these benefits. Indeed, using sites such as: Flicker, YouTube, MySpace, Google Maps, and Google Portal will rapidly become 'offlimits' to disabled users. Semantic Web technologies have already shown themselves to be useful in addressing some issues of Web Accessibility. However, this new technology has not yet started to make its way into mainstream applications. Without change, will the benefits of the Semantic Web be lost? Will the promising enhanced interactivity of Web 2.0 technologies become increasingly inaccessible to disabled users? We pose the question: "Web 2.0 and the Semantic Web: Hindrance or Opportunity?" The conference was held on Monday the 7th and Tuesday the 8th of May 2007 at the Fairmont Banff Springs Hotel in Banff National Park. We welcome

Who reads Web 2.0 and the semantic web: hindrance or opportunity?: W4A -- International Cross-Disciplinary Conference on Web Accessibility 2007?

Author

Yeliz Yesilada; Simon Harper

Publisher

ACM

Published

2008

Language

EN

Field

Computer Science (Social Sciences)