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This research evaluates the accessibility of mobile applications with the Accessibility Scanner tool. The evaluated applications are related to the quality of the air we breathe. As a matter of fact, nowadays there exists a high number of free applications for mobile devices that provide information about the level of contamination that is affecting cities, as well as the concentration of each significant pollutant. However, not all those mobile applications are accessible. This study uses Accessibility Scanner of Google, applying the accessibility guidelines for mobile applications of Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.1. In this study, 10 mobile applications were evaluated, and it can be said that the obtained results can be seen as a useful, practical example of how to develop inclusive mobile applications.
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The dataset and the analysis of this research are deepened and are available in Microsoft Excel format in the Mendeley located at http://dx.doi.org/10.17632/57w6yj673y.2.
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The authors thank CEDIA for funding this study through the project “CEPRA-XII-2018-13” and the UDLA project “ERI.WHP.18.01”.
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Acosta-Vargas, P., Zalakeviciute, R., Luján-Mora, S., Hernandez, W. (2019). Accessibility Evaluation of Mobile Applications for Monitoring Air Quality. In: Rocha, Á., Ferrás, C., Paredes, M. (eds) Information Technology and Systems. ICITS 2019. Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, vol 918. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-11890-7_61
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