| What is accessibility, exactly? I think the name says a lot: access ability. To me, it means allowing to access. There is no word disability anywhere in there. It has nothing to do with disability. It is about thinking ahead about different scenarios and situations you users could find themselves in and trying to address them. Is a slow or unreliable connection an accessibility issue? Well, does it prevent someone from accessing your service? What if someone has an older browser and has no control over it, unable to upgrade either the device or the software? Will your service refuse service to them? Vision impaired and such "extreme" accessibility challenges are only the tip of the iceberg, and I think most Web developers today are hiding their head in the sand, creating a rather rude experience for all except those privileged enough to be both physically able and not situationally impaired. |