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__Week 11:__

 * Glen's asking a series of questions to usability professionals in interviews - his abbreviated list is below. Answer the below questions briefly in consideration of the material on these two websites:**

[]- basic introduction to various forms of accessibility in web communications []- integrating accessibility in design

Web accessibility allows various users with a wide range of disabilities to access online content. This way, for example, the blind can make use of online newspapers as well as other material using their screen readers without dealing with issues of limited access. This way, the barriers that exclude accessibility may be demolished. Web accessibility does not impede and does not limit people with disabilities, allowing them to go about their daily activities.
 * 1. How would you describe web accessibility?**

People who are blind benefit from web accessibility by purchasing screen readers, which read out to them online content., including graph information, photo descriptions, etcetera. People with motor disabilities can adjust computer interface in a way, which caters to their disability. Deaf individuals benefit from web accessible pages, which have videos with text-captions.
 * 2. Who do you think benefits from accessible websites and how?**

I definitely think that Web content should be accessible to everyone, as all individuals are equal and should not be excluded. I believe that even a web page, like a wikipage, should be accessibly designed. Some steps which I have taken with my wikispace, in terms of making it accessible, is limiting the colours of fonts to black and red, avoiding clutter on the pages and making the font a reasonable size.
 * 3. Do you think your website/blog should be accessible? Should all Canadian websites?**

In my opinion, every web site should be designed in an accessible way. It benefits both the organizations/companies which own the web sites as well as the users. Firstly, the company whose web site is not accessible, may be sued, especially if it a governmental site. For profit organizations, opening up a niche market, might considerable increase their profits. In terms of the users, there is no doubt that they will be more satisfied to use a web site that is user-friendly.

The biggest issue with regards to making an accessible web site is considering all the types of users the web, particularly of the website, and constructing it in a way which enables the use of individuals with various disabilities. Some problems to keep in mind deal with hearing, visual, cognitive and motor disabilities. If all of these problems are addressed, the website traffic will significantly increase.
 * 4. What do you think is the biggest challenge of making a website accessible?**