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Assessing accessibility: Universal Design for university websites
Author(s) -
Huffington Dennis,
Copeland Boyd,
Devany Katie,
ParkerGills Anthony,
Patel Jasmin
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
disability compliance for higher education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1943-8001
pISSN - 1086-1335
DOI - 10.1002/dhe.30835
Subject(s) - population , universal design , disabled people , gerontology , geography , demography , psychology , medicine , sociology , computer science , world wide web , life style
The number of students with disabilities attending colleges and universities is growing nationally. Statistics on the number of individuals affected by disability vary, but a consensus exists that the number of those affected is staggering. In the United States alone, 57 million individuals, or 18.7% of the population, report a disability. The World Health Organization reports that 15% of the world population experience some form of disability, a percentage that represents one billion individuals. This number may continue to increase as the population ages and those who are not currently disabled become disabled.