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<journal-id>2218-3620</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Revista Universidad y Sociedad]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Universidad y Sociedad]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>2218-3620</issn>
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<publisher-name><![CDATA[Editorial "Universo Sur"]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S2218-36202025000300007</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Análisis de Accesibilidad y visibilidad web de las universidades en la región Uno de Ecuador]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Analysis of Accessibility and Web Visibility of Universities in Region One of Ecuador]]></article-title>
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<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Braganza-Benítez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Luis Estuardo]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Loaiza Polo]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Santiago David]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Mediavilla-Sarmiento]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Ana-Lucía]]></given-names>
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<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad Técnica del Norte  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ Ibarra]]></addr-line>
<country>Ecuador</country>
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<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>06</month>
<year>2025</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>06</month>
<year>2025</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>17</volume>
<numero>3</numero>
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<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S2218-36202025000300007&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S2218-36202025000300007&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S2218-36202025000300007&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[RESUMEN Las empresas, instituciones, entre otras organizaciones, tienen procesos multicanales, empleando recursos tecnológicos, en aplicaciones y servicios de internet; con atención en las universidades, priorizan su información en la web; sin embargo, desatienden a usuarios con diversidad funcional. En consecuencia, la accesibilidad web es un reto del proceso comunicacional según lo expuesto en la Constitución ecuatoriana, establece el acceso a la información como un derecho ciudadano sin importar su credo, raza, sexo o diversidad funcional. Esta investigación inspecciona la accesibilidad de seis portales web de universidades públicas y privadas con su sede principal en la región Uno de Ecuador. El objetivo fue relacionar la accesibilidad web, la inclusión de pautas, estándares y las variables de posicionamiento web obtenidos a través de la Webometrics. El estudio es descriptivo y correlacional, se trabajó en cinco fases: selección de los sitios web, elección del instrumento de inspección, ejecución de la inspección de accesibilidad, observación y análisis de los resultados obtenidos, desarrollo de conclusiones y recomendaciones. Los resultados del estudio determinaron una correlación moderada positiva de 0.51 entre ranking de apertura de las universidades según la Webometrics y el ranking de problemas de accesibilidad identificados mediante el instrumento de inspección automática. Se concluye que la visibilidad en la internet es importante para un portal académico universitario, el uso de herramientas automáticas de inspección de la accesibilidad web debería ser implementado en las universidades. Se sugiere que las revisiones cíclicas o periódicas pueden fomentar buenas prácticas para mejorar el posicionamiento y la visualización local e internacional.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[ABSTRACT Businesses, institutions, and other organizations employ multichannel processes, using technological resources in internet applications and services. Focusing on universities, they prioritize their information on the web; however, they neglect users with functional diversity. Consequently, web accessibility is a challenge in the communication process as stated in the Ecuadorian Constitution, which establishes access to information as a citizen's right regardless of creed, race, gender, or functional diversity. This research examines the accessibility of six web portals from both public and private universities headquartered in Ecuador's region one. The goal was to relate web accessibility, the inclusion of guidelines, standards, and web positioning variables obtained through Webometrics. The study is descriptive and correlational, conducted in five phases: selection of websites, choice of inspection tool, execution of accessibility inspection, observation and analysis of results, and development of conclusions and recommendations. The findings determined a moderate positive correlation of 0.51 between the openness ranking of universities according to Webometrics and the ranking of accessibility issues identified through the automatic inspection tool. It concludes that visibility on the internet is important for a university academic portal, and the use of automatic web accessibility inspection tools should be implemented in universities. It suggests that cyclic or periodic reviews can promote good practices to improve both local and international positioning and visibility.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[E-Government]]></kwd>
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