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Accessibility is a general term used to describe the degree to which a system is usable by as many people as possible without modification. It is not to be confused with usability which is used to describe how easily a thing can be used by any type of user. One meaning of accessibility specifically focuses on people with disabilities and their use of assistive devices such as screen-reading web browsers or wheelchairs. Other meanings are discussed below.
Accessibility is strongly related to universal design in that it is about making things as accessible as possible to as wide a group of people as possible. However, products marketed as having benefited from a Universal Design process are often actually the same devices customized specifically for use by people with disabilities. It is rare to find a Universally Designed product at the mass-market level that is used mostly by non-disabled people; Oxo Good Grips housewares are continually held up as an example.
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The disability rights movement advocates equal access to social, political and economic life which includes not only physical access but access to the same tools, organisations and facilities which we all pay for. More on [ Accessibility ]
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accessibility/orca - 2.28.2: Update to 2.28.2. http://bit.ly/7NkcO3
YouTube - Meet Victor Tsaran of Yahoo! Accessibility: http://bit.ly/6k0OAJ
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YouTube - Meet Victor Tsaran of Yahoo! Accessibility: http://bit.ly/6k0OAJ
A quick look into Yahoo!'s Accessibility Lab http://bit.ly/6lKNyF /via @abrightman
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A quick look into Yahoo!'s Accessibility Lab http://bit.ly/6lKNyF /via @abrightman
RT @webaxe: RT @tbabinszki: How Can You Promote Accessibility in Your Organization? http://twurl.nl/l30l6b
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RT @tbabinszki: How Can You Promote Accessibility in Your Organization? http://twurl.nl/l30l6b
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RT @tbabinszki: How Can You Promote Accessibility in Your Organization? http://twurl.nl/l30l6b
Accessible Fitness - Personal training and resources for the disabled.
Meta Description: [ A fully wheelchair accessible gym for people with multiple scleroris (MS), spinal cord injury or other limitations ]
Accessible San Diego - Accessibility reviews and information for the San Diego area.
Before Purchasing Wheelchair Modified Van - Resource for individuals seeking to purchase a van equipped for a wheelchair user.
Blindness-Related Resources - A comprehensive list of internet resources compiled to support the blind.
Meta Description: [ Index of blindness related resources on
the web and beyond. Includes listings of homepages of blind individuals,
organizations by and for the blind, adaptive equipment manufacturers and
verndors, etc. ]
DisabilityGuide.org - Accessibility reviews for the Washington D.C. Metro area.
Meta Description: [ Welcome to DisabilityGuide.org, the most comprehensive disability information resource for the Maryland, Washington, DC and Virginia areas. ]
Gimp on the Go - Information and articles about accessible travel and vacations.
Meta Description: [ Gimp on the Go: The Internet's Premier Disabilities Travel Publication ]
Global Initiative to Enfranchise People with Disabilities - Research, analysis, policy suggestions, best practices, and publications focusing on electoral access for people with disabilities. A project of the IFES.
International Center for Disability Resources on the Internet - International organization has brought together a vast storehouse of disability information. The scope of this site is international.
It's Our Money, Too - Advocates making paper money accessible to all Americans, including blind people and those who work in low-light settings.
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Lin's Accessibility Research Page - Research into accessibility issues in the travel and tourism industry not only as being a concern for disabled people but a concern for everyone.
Massachusetts Alliance of Visually Impaired Students (MAVIS) - Official site of MAVIS, a non-profit organization for visually impaired students in New England.
Meta Description: [ This site is dedicated to
improving the lives of visually impaired students in
Massachusetts. ]
OneSwitch - Leisure and arts resource for people with learning or physical disabilities. Information on adaptive games.
Meta Description: [ One Switch.org.uk - Revolutionary ideas and equipment for severely learning and/or physically disabled people. ]
SensibleGraphics - Free downloadable adapted/tactile graphics for the blind and visually impaired.
Meta Description: [ SensibleGraphics includes an archive of tactile and adapted graphics for visually impaired and blind. Graphic files are free to download. ]
Wired on Wheels (WOW) - The nation's first web site dedicated to sharing information on accessibility. Lets visitors check a restaurant's accessibility before they visit and asks them to submit their own ratings and reviews.
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