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Published on: June 1, 2015
Unweaving the Web: an exploratory study of low-literate adults' navigation skills on the World Wide Web
Christina Zarcadoolas1, Mercedes Blanco, John F Boyer
1Maximus Inc., Reston, Virginia, USA. caz@brown.edu
Abstract:
For traditionally underserved populations, the Web can potentially unlock resources that could fundamentally improve health and wellbeing. However, there are many barriers to using Web-based content. While physical access issues are well documented, there is little understanding of how nonmainstream populations use or will use the Web. Based on an ethnographic study of a group of low-literate adults, we have identified specific navigational and content issues that present barriers to this population. We discuss preliminary assumptions that can be used to inform the development of Web tools for this target audience, and directions for future applied research.
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