Accessibility
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Accessibility
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Accessibility is "a general term used to describe the degree to which a product (e.g., device, service, environment) is accessible by as many people as possible."
More specifically, "web accessibility refers to the practice of making websites usable by people of all abilities and disabilities. When sites are correctly designed, developed and edited, all users can have equal access to information and functionality."
The main search domains for accessibility are:
- Visual: Visual impairments including blindness, various common types of low vision and poor eyesight, various types of color blindness;
- Motor/Mobility: e.g. difficulty or inability to use the hands, including tremors, muscle slowness, loss of fine muscle control, etc.
- Auditory: Deafness or hearing impairments, including individuals who are hard of hearing;
- Seizures: Photoepileptic seizures caused by visual strobe or flashing effects.
- Cognitive/Intellectual: Developmental disabilities, learning disabilities (dyslexia, dyscalculia, etc.), and cognitive disabilities of various origins, affecting memory, attention, developmental "maturity," problem-solving and logic skills, etc.
Mozilla works, with several organizations like W3C via the Web Accessibility Initiative in the way to improve it.
In fact it is so important for us that it is principle n°2 of the Mozilla manifesto.
If you are interested in:
- How to join
- What's new
- Donate
- Where do we work? (groups, blogs, newsgroups, irc channels)
the "Where do we work" section could also contain a grid of 4 buttons and small links below "How to use" which could describe how to use IRC, how to use Newsgroup etc.