Web Accessibility

Web accessibility is the degree to which a site is usable by people with disabilities.

In web design, more specifically, Web accessibility means that people with disabilities can perceive, understand, navigate, and interact with the Web. Accessibility also benefits others, including older people with changing abilities due to aging. Accessibility encompasses all disabilities that affect access to the Internet, including visual, auditory, physical, speech, cognitive and neurological disabilities.

Millions of people have disabilities that affect their use of the Internet. Currently most sites have accessibility barriers that make it difficult or impossible for many people with disabilities to use the Internet. As more accessible Web sites and software become available, people with disabilities are able to use and contribute to the Internet more effectively.

Accessibility also benefits people without disabilities. For example, a key principle of accessibility is designing sites and software that are flexible to meet different user needs, preferences and situations, such as people using a slow Internet connection or people with "temporary disabilities" such as a broken arm.

Nemesis Web Design Melbourne - web accessibility for people with disabilitiesMaking your Web site accessible

Making a site accessible can be simple or complex, depending on many factors such as the type of content and the size and complexity of the site.

Many accessibility features are easily implemented if they are planned from the beginning of development or redesign. Fixing inaccessible sites can require significant effort, especially sites that were not originally "coded" properly with standard XHTML markup, and sites with certain types of content such as multimedia.

Most organizations already have a site and most of those sites were developed without considering accessibility. Thus most sites today have accessibility barriers that make it difficult or impossible for some people with disabilities to use the site.

How can Nemesis help you?

Just contact us. We will be pleased to review and verify your site and upgrade it.
 

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