Considering Various Disabilities (Web Tip #1)
Difficulty: Beginner
Category:
- Principles
Web accessibility affects the following disability categories
- Visual disabilities – blindness, low vision, and color-blindness
- Auditory disabilities – deafness and hard-of-hearing
- Motor disabilities – difficulty using a mouse or keyboard
- Cognitive or learning disabilities
- Photo-sensitive epilepsy
While care should be taken when grouping anyone into a category, when approaching web accessibility issues, it’s often useful to consider the distinct needs of users with each of these types of disabilities.
