digital accessibility
Online inclusion standards
Digital accessibility is the practice of designing websites, applications, and electronic content so people with disabilities can use them.
This includes accommodations for visual, auditory, motor, and cognitive impairments—screen reader compatibility, keyboard navigation, captions, and readable layouts.
The company hired a consultant to audit their digital accessibility.
Legal requirements increasingly mandate digital accessibility for public-facing services.
- screen readerProgram converting text to audio
- text to speechConverts writing to audio
- alt textWritten substitute for visuals
- web standardsAgreed rules for browsers
- assistive technologyDisability-compensating devices and software
closed captions · captions · contrast · blind · low vision · disability · inclusive design · ARIA · voiceover · magnifier · dyslexia · cognitive load · colorblind · focus · braille display · perceivable · operable · understandable
- accessibilitywheelchair sports, wheelchair ramp, adaptive skiing, handcycling, sled hockey
- Disability Rightsdisability rights, ADA, Americans with Disabilities Act, reasonable accommodation, disability discrimination
- digital rightsdata privacy, data protection, internet freedom, privacy, online privacy
- tech lawinternet law, privacy laws, cybercrime, content moderation, DMCA
- blind serviceswhite cane, Louis Braille, guide dog, guide dogs, braille alphabet
digital accessibilitywheelchair ramps
Sloped paths for mobility devices
curb cuts · accessible entrances · braille signage · accessible parking
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