Internet Accessibility

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This paper discusses how an analysis should always be made of any Web design in terms of how that design will serve the many populations that may access it, how it can be improved to serve more people, and what elements might be changed to accommodate the needs of specific disabled groups. It explains that the intent should always by to enable access for as many people as possible, minimizing obstacles to access and understanding, and recognizing the needs of the many different types of people who use the Internet. It concludes that this is a key moral, ethical, and business issue, based both on equity and on the more self-serving need of the given site to attract and serve as many people as possible.

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"The above are only some of the ways to improve Web accessibilty by means of Web design. Accessibilty is improved first by assuring that everyone possible has access to the necessary computer equipment and to affordable connections to the Internet. The ability to use the hardware is a problem for some because of disabilities which seem to mitigate against computer use but which can be adjusted for in computer design and the creation of peripheral products serving those with special needs. Accessibility then becomes a matter of being able to make sense of the content of the Internet, which for some is more difficult because of cognitive disability. Solutions can be found at each of these junctures if proper attention is paid to the need and to options that exist."

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