accessible design
Usability for all
Accessible design is the practice of creating products, buildings, or systems usable by people with disabilities.
Curb cuts, screen readers, and captioned videos are examples.
The term extends beyond physical accommodations to digital interfaces: The website follows accessible design principles.
Good accessible design often improves usability for everyone, not just those with specific needs.
- elevatorsVertical passenger conveyances
- wheelchair rampsSloped paths for mobility devices
- screen readersSoftware vocalizing on-display content
- visual aidsIllustrative materials for comprehension
- alt textWritten substitute for visuals
large print · braille signage · memory aids · braille displays · handrails · grab bars · closed captions · easy read · sign language interpreters · audio descriptions · stair lifts · ergonomic furniture · parking spaces · voice control · modular furniture · color contrast · curb cuts · barrier free
- accessibilitywheelchair sports, wheelchair ramp, adaptive skiing, handcycling, sled hockey
- disabilitydisability rights, disability culture, disability activism, disability services, disability identity
- Disability Rightsdisability rights, ADA, Americans with Disabilities Act, reasonable accommodation, disability discrimination
- adaptive supportassistive technology, assistive devices, adaptive equipment, mobility aids, accommodations
- design stylesart deco, Art Nouveau, art nouveau, Bauhaus, minimalism
- Inclusive Artswheelchair dance, sign language poetry, mouth painting, audio description, audio guides
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