Web Development - More Than Meets the Eye Or the Ear

Web developers are all about making a website that iswebsite or updating an old website. These include
ideal for the "normal" viewer. There are flashingvisual disabilities, motor disabilities and hearing disabilities.
banners and talking ads along side embedded videos.Visual, Motor and Audible Disabilities
Rarely do these web designers think about the peopleVisual disabilities will range from total blindness to vision
who are browsing the web with a disability of someimpairment that prevents reading smaller text.
sort.Websites that incorporate text readers into their
Can you use a mouse with ease? Can you read thedesigns are ideal for people with visual disabilities.
fine print on a mini notebook computer? Not everyoneMotor disabilities can include temporary injuries and
is that lucky and there are web design choices thatpermanent disabilities. The web designer can code the
can make websites user friendly for people who havewebsite to be easily navigated with keyboard strokes
these and other disabilities.as opposed to mouse clicks. Hearing disabilities,
What is a Disability?including deafness, means the videos on the page are
A disability is defined as anything that hinders normaluseless. But, with subheadings under the video, the
every day activity. For some people, their disabilitiesreader will be able to follow along with the action in the
are not going to stop them from surfing the Internetsame way a visitor without a hearing problem would.
and being an active part of the World Wide Web. But,It is often the little things in life that people tend to
no matter how hard they try, they only run intoforget when designing a website for the masses.
websites that are not functional for people withMaking small changes to old websites and writing new
disabilities.websites with the disabled in mind is one way to make
There are several types of disabilities the webyour site more user friendly for everyone.
designer can take into consideration when building a