Defining Universal Accessibility

Universal Accessibility is more than web pages for blind people:

Auditory impairments

Includes total or partial hearing loss, noisy environments or areas which require silence, appliances without soundcards and/or speakers, etc.
Mobility impairments

May include paraplegics / quadraplegics, persons with arthritis, parkinsons, cerebal palsy, etc., extreme youth, extreme age, or temporary conditions.
Visual impairments

Can range from total blindness, to low vision, reduced vision(near sighted / far sighted), as well as colour blindness, etc.
Cognitive impairments

Can range from severe learning disability, to low literacy skills, dyslexia or cultural and language differences.
Technological restrictions

Addresses older equipment, poor connectivity, to "cutting edge" appliances such as cell phones, pda's and others.

Universal Accessibility means making our web content available to all users, regardless of their technology.

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