Category Archives: Accessibility

The Basics of Accessibility

Posted Sunday, April 6th, 2008 03:37 am GMT +8 | Accessibility |

It makes me feel a little sad whenever I see people saying that making your website accessible is such a waste of time and resources because it only deals with the blind. When, in fact, that is one of the misconceptions about accessibility. What is Accessibility? Just look for its root word — access. It doesn’t only mean that blinds and other visually-impaired people should be your focus when it comes to making your site accessible. It means making every people using any kind of browsers, any kind of devices to browse the web, any kind of settings on their browsers, no matter how slow or fast their connection is must be able to view your site just fine. Accessibility is not only making your site well-structured that those using screen readers won’t be exasperated in using your site but also making your site accessible to: people who have problems … Continue reading