Anticipating User Accessibility Needs
Accessibility: Fundamentals: Introduction by ThinkVitamin
Web accessibility, as described in the video above, is the concept and practice of making websites and software friendly to assistive technologies designed to help disabled users browse websites. As discussed in Week 5: Best Practices and Standards, there are both voluntary and legally mandated standards governing accessibility, and it is important for web developers to understand how to make their work accessible in order to avoid potential issues.
To better understand accessibility and how it affects our design and building of websites, read this two-part article by Bruce Tognazzini: