Here Are 23 Terms You Should Know to Better Understand Accessibility

5/28/19

By Julie Zeglen & Jonah Freedman,

The internet should be inclusive of all who want to use it. But that’s not possible if technologists building it aren’t familiar with accessibility best practices — or even the correct terms to use when describing them.

Over the course of our Technical.ly-wide reporting on accessibility this past month — think software standards, physical space design, tech training for seniors — we’ve found this field uses some specific language that might not be familiar to those not working in it.

(Here’s a reminder of how we’re defining the term: Accessibility is the design of technology — products, devices, services, environments — that is inclusive of as many groups of people as possible.)

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