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"...most websites are inaccessible to Disabled People and fail to satisfy even the most basic standards of accessibility recommended by the World Wide Web Consortium." Bert Massie, Chairman of the DRC
There are a wide range of people who require the use of accessible websites and each of these people may be unable to use yours.
The issue here is that not everybody access the content on a website by typically scrolling through it with a mouse and reading the content. May require the use of specialist equipment to get the information they need, which is where the problem comes in - most websites are incompatible with the software or hardware these people use.
Without getting too complicated and techie, when constructing a website, designers use a different language which is translated by your browser (like Internet Explorer). This common form of language can be completely jumbled up and often in completely illogical order and for some disabled people it renders them useless.
Making a website accessible for disabled people to use is kind of like translating the language so that it can be interpreted by your standard browser (like Firefox or Internet Explorer) and the different tools used by disabled people.
Doing this will also make your websites accessible to people that use smart phones.
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