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Week 11
Web accessibility is making the Internet and the Web accessible to people with different kinds of disabilities. For example, the blind can have the Internet read a newspaper out loud to them. Someone who is deaf can read a speech or watch a video segment with text and closed captioning. It is making things on the Internet accessible to all kinds of people, including the ones with disabilities.
 * 1. How would you describe web accessibility?**

People with disabilities benefit from accessible websites. For example, the blind can purchase screen readers which will read out content to them. They will also describe specific things, such as photographs or visual items. People with motor disabilities can adjust the computer or mouse to their desired ways - i.e. someone with disabilities in their hands can buy a stick that goes into their mouth and use it to type.
 * 2. Who do you think benefits from accessible websites and how?**

I think our website, and all websites on the Internet should be accessible. Every person should have equal access to Internet content (excluding R-rated websites for younger children, and things along those lines); therefore, although it may be hard to make all online content accessible, it should be done. I think our wikispace should even be accessible, for it is for an educational purpose and people with disabilities can benefit from it. We even tried to implement accessibility qualities to our wikispace, by eliminating colors that are hard to see, and keeping the navigation bar/text organized.
 * 3. Do you think your website/blog should be accessible? Should all Canadian websites?**

The biggest challenge is to cater towards every single disability, as there are many and implementing things to make accessible to everyone would be time-consuming and perhaps a disorganized interface. However, with time, effort and organization skills, I believe a good website can have qualities to cater towards everyone with disabilities.
 * 4. What do you think is the biggest challenge of making a website accessible?**

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