Know your plant-based food product

Plant-based food products are becoming popular throughout the world. There are several reasons, such as sustainable products, environment friendly, help to control obesity, rich with nutrients and minerals, help to sustain health management system, boost the immune system, give strength to stand against fatal diseases like CKD (chronic kidney disease). Production and consumption of these products can also help to achieve several United Nations Sustainability Goals, like responsible consumption and production, climate action, good health, and well-being. To achieve all of these benefits, and goals it is required to attract and strict the public by giving them the correct pieces of information of market available plant-based food products in terms of a web-based application. Several studies show web-based applications are the most effective and convenient way to promote health literacy and the importance of plant-based food products. Different studies also reveal public want to get this information through web-based applications. Accessibility is one of the major concerns with these web-based applications depending on the huge number of internet users, ageing, different kinds of disabilities, impairments, and the digital divide. In this short thesis, a proposed web-based application developed by the interdisciplinary project team, Health effects and consumer aspects of meat substitutes at OsloMet – Oslo Metropolitan University analyzed by using the WAVE (Web Accessibility Evaluation Tool) to find out the potential error and alert messages. These errors and alert messages may become a barrier for different kinds of assistive technology users and low vision people. There were 47 errors and 16 alert messages. These errors and alert messages remove by using the WCAG and conformance success criteria levels. The importance of accessibility is also highlighted in different international and national laws. United Nation CRPD (Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities) directs states to make ICT devices and applications according to the Universal Design principles. Norwegian national law Regulation for universal design of information and communication technology (ICT) solutions also emphasizes the importance of accessibility of web-based applications regardless of the individual capabilities and expertise. The accessibility and performance of the proposed web-based application can be enhanced by doing user testing and analyzing working against different assistive technologies