2.1 Accessibility and Inclusive Design Flashcards
Inclusive design
A design methodology that seeks to enable and to accommodate the full range of human diversity, including a wide spectrum of abilities and disabilities. The main goal is to create a unified approach to design that enables multiple methods to access the same functionality.
Web accessibility
The qualities that make a web experience available to the widest possible group of users. Web accessibility refers to the end result of an inclusive design process.
Usability
The qualities that make a web experience intuitive and easy to use. A usable web design aligns with the purpose for which the web site was created.
WCAG main principles of web accessibility
four main principles of web accessibility
Perceivable - Information and user interface components must be presentable to users in ways they can perceive.
Operable - User interface components and navigation must be operable.
Understandable - Information and the operation of user interface must be understandable.
Robust - Content must be robust enough that it can be interpreted reliably by a wide variety of user agents, including assistive technologies.