Open AccessAccessibility 101: A Researcher’s Guide to Making Content Accessible
Author(s) -
Alexandra Murray
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
psychiatry issue briefs
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2162-1950
DOI - 10.7191/pib.1167
Subject(s) - usable , stairs , web accessibility , focus (optics) , service (business) , product (mathematics) , world wide web , psychology , internet privacy , public relations , computer science , multimedia , web page , engineering , political science , business , web standards , marketing , civil engineering , physics , geometry , mathematics , optics
Accessibility refers to whether a product or service is usable by all regardless of disability status. Principles of accessibility are not limited to physical spaces (such as stairs or curbs) – the same principles apply to websites and public facing documents. There are guidelines to follow to make documents, web pages, presentations, products, and research findings more accessible to people with disabilities. This tip sheet offers an introduction to accessibility and will be followed by tip sheets that focus on specifics.