Um processo para o desenvolvimento de software web orientado à implementação de requisitos de acessibilidade para pessoas com deficiência visual

Abstract

Accessibility in software is essential to ensure access to digital systems for visually impaired individuals. Although consolidated guidelines and support tools exist, accessibility is not yet fully integrated into software development processes. This work proposes and evaluates a structured process for assessing accessibility in web software, focusing on visually impaired individuals. The research developed an action-research methodology, allowing the practical application of the process in real projects through the use of automated evaluation tools. The results indicate that automated tools are effective in identifying recurring accessibility flaws, mainly related to the absence of labels and the inappropriate use of semantic elements. However, it was observed that simply identifying flaws does not guarantee their correction, highlighting the need to integrate accessibility into the software engineering process.