What Are The Different Needs That ADA Web Accessibility Addresses?
A variety of different needs are addressed through ADA web accessibility. And with that in mind, the most notable of these different needs are as follows:
Visual Needs: Many people have visual disabilities, such as color blindness, blindness, poor eyesight, as well as blurry vision.
Auditory Needs: Many people are hearing impaired and, as such, unable to hear properly or, in turn, completely deaf and unable to hear any sound at all.
Cognitive Needs: Many people suffer from impairments regarding their memory, such as Alzheimer’s, or their ability to process information, such as dyscalculia or dyslexia.
Mobility Needs: Many people cannot use their hands to navigate the mouse or cannot use the tools needed to use a computer/mobile device with flexibility and ease.
Outside of those needs, ADA web accessibility addresses the needs of those who suffer from seizures by reducing the presence of intense lights and flashing.
Regardless of the exact needs that must be met, ADA web accessibility means ensuring that those who are disabled can use your website and access its content.
Making Your Website ADA Accessible
To make your website ADA accessible, it must be:
-Perceivable.
-Operable.
-Understandable.
-Robust.
Every single one of these guidelines must be satisfied. If they are not, then your website is in violation of the ADA, and, as such, you are at risk of an ADA web accessibility lawsuit.
A website that is perceivable, operable, understandable, and robust is a website that those with the needs outlined in the previous section can make use of.
Just as an example, an operable website is a website that someone with limited motor capabilities can access and make use of through the use of their keyboard or a particular assistive technology.
