Product quality software. Web accessibility in the management of university physical resources

Abstract

Web Accessibility -as one of the software quality criteria- must be introduced from early stages on this design and development. In the knowledge society, Web Accessibility acquires relevance since it is a mechanism to ensure access to information without space-time restrictions. An accessible website implies that the user interface design ensures universal access to the content it displays. This article describes the contribution from the academic field, through the development of a parameterizable software tool aimed at the management of physical resources, such as computer classrooms and laboratories. In order to validate the proposal, the work focused on Visual Accessibility according to the WCAG 2.1 standard defined by the W3C. An iterative process was applied, its includes as final activity of each increase the fulfillment of the quality criteria considered. This proposal described and the software built represent a strategy in order to ensure inclusion in the society of the s. XXI.