Website Accessability by Bill Orrender https://padlet.com/borrender67/tr8yt7kumksy en-us 2018-03-25 18:15:32 UTC 2018-03-25 21:08:38 UTC hello@padlet.com What is Website Accessibility borrender67 https://padlet.com/borrender67/tr8yt7kumksy/wish/245860507 Web accessibility means that websites, tools, and technologies are designed and developed so that people with disabilities can use them. More specifically, people can:
  • perceive, understand, navigate, and interact with the Web
  • contribute to the Web
]]> 2018-03-25 18:20:41 UTC https://padlet.com/borrender67/tr8yt7kumksy/wish/245860507 borrender67 https://padlet.com/borrender67/tr8yt7kumksy/wish/245860694 Web accessibility encompasses all disabilities that affect access to the Web, including:
  • auditory
  • cognitive
  • neurological
  • physical
  • speech
  • visual

]]> 2018-03-25 18:21:58 UTC https://padlet.com/borrender67/tr8yt7kumksy/wish/245860694 borrender67 https://padlet.com/borrender67/tr8yt7kumksy/wish/245860813 Web accessibility also benefits people without disabilities, for example:
  • people using mobile phones, smart watches, smart TVs, and other devices with small screens, different input modes, etc.
  • older people with changing abilities due to ageing
  • people with “temporary disabilities” such as a broken arm or lost glasses
  • people with “situational limitations” such as in bright sunlight or in an environment where they cannot listen to audio
  • people using a slow Internet connection, or who have limited or expensive bandwidth
]]> 2018-03-25 18:22:48 UTC https://padlet.com/borrender67/tr8yt7kumksy/wish/245860813 Examples of how accessibility is essential for those with disabilities, yet useful for everyone in a variety of situations. borrender67 https://padlet.com/borrender67/tr8yt7kumksy/wish/245860945 2018-03-25 18:23:56 UTC https://padlet.com/borrender67/tr8yt7kumksy/wish/245860945 Individuals, Businesses, and Society borrender67 https://padlet.com/borrender67/tr8yt7kumksy/wish/245882604 The Web is an increasingly important resource in many aspects of life: education, employment, government, commerce, health care, recreation, and more. It is essential that the Web be accessible in order to provide equal access and equal opportunity to people with diverse abilities. Access to information and communications technologies, including the Web, is defined as a basic human right in the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UN CRPD).]]> 2018-03-25 21:02:32 UTC https://padlet.com/borrender67/tr8yt7kumksy/wish/245882604 borrender67 https://padlet.com/borrender67/tr8yt7kumksy/wish/245882857 The Web offers the possibility of unprecedented access to information and interaction for many people with disabilities. That is, the accessibility barriers to print, audio, and visual media can be much more easily overcome through web technologies.
Accessibility supports social inclusion for people with disabilities as well as others, such as:
  • older people
  • people in rural areas
  • people in developing countries
]]> 2018-03-25 21:04:30 UTC https://padlet.com/borrender67/tr8yt7kumksy/wish/245882857 References borrender67 https://padlet.com/borrender67/tr8yt7kumksy/wish/245883245 W3C. (2018). Introduction to Web Accessibility ? Web Accessibility Initiative ? W3C. Retrieved from https://www.w3.org/WAI/intro/accessibility.php]]> 2018-03-25 21:07:16 UTC https://padlet.com/borrender67/tr8yt7kumksy/wish/245883245