Accessibility for People with Disabilities
Accessibility for People with Disabilities |
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Accessibility means equal access to computer software for everyone, including people with cognitive, hearing, physical, or visual disabilities. Cognitive disabilities can mean learning impairments, Down syndrome, dyslexia, and language impairments such as illiteracy. Users with hearing disabilities include people who are deaf or hard-of-hearing. Physical disabilities include cerebral palsy, tremors, seizures from epilepsy, lack of limbs or digits, and paralysis. Visual impairments include blindness and various kinds of low vision, such as colorblindness and tunnel vision. For Windows 2000, accessibility means making computers more usable through a flexible, customizable user interface, alternative input and output methods, and better visibility of screen elements.