Lesson 1Introduction to web accessibility
- Notion 1 - What does accessibility mean in the digital sphere?
- Notion 2 - Why do accessibility and the web go hand in hand?
- Notion 3 - Who benefits from accessibility?
- Notion 4 - What is universal design?
- Notion 5 - How does a user with disabilities/impairments experience an inaccessible website?
- Notion 6 - Barriers for ensuring web accessibility
- Notion 7 - Review of the main concepts
Notion 7
Review of the main concepts
Target skills
Check your understanding of the main topics of the module.
The main purpose of accessibility for websites, apps and other digital technology is:
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Although the other 2 are important as well, the main puporse and motivation to make our site accessible should be the desire to make it work for all the people without exluding anyone. Having this purpose in mind we will look for the guidelines how to do that and will comply with the law at the same time.
Which of the following groups of people benefit from digital accessibility?
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One of the major benefits of building accessible digital resources is that it not only benefits people with impairments but improves the experience for everyone.
Which of the following is NOT an example of a situational limitation?
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A situational impairment is often temporary, it may be where you are or what is happening to you at that point in time. A website without support for keyboard is not temporary, it is just bad design.
Universal design principles should be applied only for environments and products out of the digital sphere.
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The core issue of the challenges met while ensuring accessibility is:
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