Web 2.0 and the Semantic Web: Hindrance and Opportunity? W4A International Cross-Disciplinary Conference on Web Accessibility 2007, Conference Report SIGACCESS Accessibility Computing
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, us-
ing sites such as: Flicker, YouTube, MySpace, Google Maps, and Google Portal will rapidly
become 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:
papers included report on developments on the Web 2.0 and Semantic Web, discussed
the issues regarding the evolvement of the Web, and suggested cross-pollinated solutions.
Comments from our attendees suggested that they enjoyed the conference and would be
participating again next year. Our social programme also attracted almost all of our
delegates, which was a great fun. Overall we judge the conference to be a great success.
%0 Report
%1 W4A:ys08
%A Yesilada, Yeliz
%A Harper, Simon
%D 2008
%J SIGACCESS Accessibility Computing
%K 2.0, Accessibility, Mobility, Ontologies, Semantic Transcoding, Web
%P 19-31
%R http://doi.acm.org/10.1145/1340779.1340782
%T Web 2.0 and the Semantic Web: Hindrance and Opportunity? W4A International Cross-Disciplinary Conference on Web Accessibility 2007, Conference Report SIGACCESS Accessibility Computing
%U http://www.sigaccess.org/newsletter/jan08/Jan08_03.pdf
%X 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, us-
ing sites such as: Flicker, YouTube, MySpace, Google Maps, and Google Portal will rapidly
become 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:
papers included report on developments on the Web 2.0 and Semantic Web, discussed
the issues regarding the evolvement of the Web, and suggested cross-pollinated solutions.
Comments from our attendees suggested that they enjoyed the conference and would be
participating again next year. Our social programme also attracted almost all of our
delegates, which was a great fun. Overall we judge the conference to be a great success.
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abstract = {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, us-
ing sites such as: Flicker, YouTube, MySpace, Google Maps, and Google Portal will rapidly
become 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:
papers included report on developments on the Web 2.0 and Semantic Web, discussed
the issues regarding the evolvement of the Web, and suggested cross-pollinated solutions.
Comments from our attendees suggested that they enjoyed the conference and would be
participating again next year. Our social programme also attracted almost all of our
delegates, which was a great fun. Overall we judge the conference to be a great success.},
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timestamp = {2013-07-30T11:27:45.000+0200},
title = {Web 2.0 and the Semantic Web: Hindrance and Opportunity? W4A International Cross-Disciplinary Conference on Web Accessibility 2007, Conference Report SIGACCESS Accessibility Computing},
url = {http://www.sigaccess.org/newsletter/jan08/Jan08_03.pdf},
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