Accessibility Accessibility is a general term used to describe how easy it is for people to get to, use, and understand things. (Wikipedia) It is a common mistake to believe that accessibility refers exclusively to the relationship between people with disabilities and their environment. That is, that making a building, website, or other device "accessible" is merely the process of ensuring that a person with a disability will be able to use it. This is not precisely wrong; it is […]
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What is Web Usability?
Usability The extent to which an item is capable of being used, or is convenient and practical in use. (Wikipedia) Recommended Books: Don’t Make Me Think: 2nd Edition Designing Web Navigation: Optimizing the User Experience Web Site Usability Handbook Usability is one of those areas of web development which is extremely important, extremely obvious when you look at it; and easily overlooked if you’re not actively looking for it. It’s simply the question of whether the site is easy to […]
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