PRP Accessibilty

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Definition:
Accessibility in the context of a Web site is the degree to which that Web site is usable by people with disabilities. Web pages often have access issues for the following groups of people:
- Visually impaired people using screen readers
- Hearing impaired people using browsers with no sound
- Physically impaired people
- Color blind people
(taken from http://webdesign.about.com/od/accessibility/g/bldefaccessibil.htm)

Accessibility areas:
- Text - size, font, tags
- Images - alternative text , colour, size
- Sound/video - descriptive text, subtitles
- Web pages - access keys, validating, simple, clear

Guidelines to follow to make a website accessible:
- Users of mobile phones, Web
-TV and kiosks
- Low bandwidth users
- Users in a noisy environment
- Users with "screen glare"
- Users who are driving
- Users with a low literacy level
- Second-language access
- Users with different learning styles
(taken from http://www.sitepoint.com/article/accessible-web-design/)