Websites: why accessibility is important

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Accessibility, in the context of a website, is the measure of how easily people with disabilities can perceive, navigate, access and interact with electronic content and information. People with disabilities face unique challenges when it comes to using the Internet. Whether the user is suffering temporarily from a broken arm and cannot use a mouse or has a visual impairment that requires an assistive device, most websites have accessibility barriers preventing users with disabilities to effectively use certain sites.

Developers have a special responsibility, in some cases a legally binding responsibility, to ensure that websites are built in a way that enables them to function with assistive devices and technologies. In many cases, neither the owners of websites or developers of websites are even aware that accessibility standards exist...

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