Who Benefits from an Accessible Web Site?
Here are just a few of the people who benefit from an accessible Web site: • Blind people who use screen readers to read a Web page’s content to them • People with low vision who use a screen magnifier to enlarge the text on a Web page • People with low vision who use a browser’s built-in text size sizing feature to enlarge the text on a Web page • People who cannot hear an audio file (or the audio portion of a video file) • People with seizure disorders whose seizures can be triggered by certain flashing or blinking page elements • People with mobility disorders that prevent them from using a mouse or a keyboard (or both) But it’s not just folks with disabilities who benefit from Web accessibility. Keep in mind that, as we age, we are all likely to experience one of more of the following: diminished vision, decreased hearing, reduced eye-hand coordination, and psychomotor impairments. Furthermore, Web accessibility doesn’t benefit only seniors or people with disabilities. The World Wi
