PHILIPPINE GOVERNMENT WEBSITE: AN EVALUATION BASED ON WEB CONTENT ACCESSIBILITY GUIDELINES 2.0 EMPLOYING READING LEVEL AND DALTONIZATION ALGORITHM FOR INDIVIDUAL WITH COLOR VISION DEFICIENCY

摘要

Government structure is formed by means of its organizational hierarchy and type of government. Features of the government are observed by defining its government form based on the policy-making abilities which has an implication on its public policy formation and relative enactment for the society [1]. The role of information theory is applied in this paper by providing experience in changing the information conveyed through website evaluation. The evaluation is based on the conformity to web content accessibility guidelines (WCAG) 2.0 aiding individuals with color vision deficiency. This study evaluates the existing Philippine government websites as the basis of testing through Color Contrast Analyzer (CCA). Our study employs reading level algorithm for readability test and daltonization (a procedure for adapting colors in an image to improve color perception by a color-deficient viewer.) algorithm - a color converting algorithm for people with color vision deficiency (CVD). Unfortunately, through evaluation of selected websites it is determined that none of the Philippine government websites conform to WCAG 2.0 readability standards. This evaluation can help society for government websites which must serve as a national platform to reach its people. Some recommendations are made to further improve the study.