Inclusion (disability rights)Inclusion, in relation to persons with disabilities, is defined as including individuals with disabilities in everyday activities and ensuring they have access to resources and opportunities in ways that are similar to their non-disabled peers. Disability rights advocates define true inclusion as results-oriented, rather than focused merely on encouragement.
DisabilityImpairments, activity limitations, and participation restrictionsPictographs used by the United States National Park Service for wheelchair accessibility, low vision access and sign language interpretation.Disability is the experience of any condition that makes it more difficult for a person to do certain activities or have equitable access within a given society.
WebsiteA website, occasionally written as web site, and sometimes contextually shortened to just site, is the set of one or more web pages published under a common domain name, served from a web server. They are typically dedicated to a particular topic or purpose, such as news, education, commerce, entertainment, or social media, and are usually known and referred to by a common name; often that of their respective owning organisational brand or some portion of their domain name.
Physical disabilityA physical disability is a limitation on a person's physical functioning or limitations in executing activities (e.g. walking or eating). The term physical disability is very broad, and a range of disabilities are included. Some examples of physical disabilities include: blindness, deafness, respiratory disorders, epilepsy and some genetic disorders. The severity of impairments and restriction in daily activities vary widely between different types of physical disability.Mental disabilityMental disability may refer to: Developmental disability, a chronic condition due to mental or physical impairments arising before adulthood Disabilities affecting intellectual abilities, medical conditions affecting cognitive ability including: Intellectual disability, also known as general learning disability, a generalized neurodevelopmental disorder Learning disability, where a person has difficulty learning in a typical manner Mental disorder, also called mental illness…
Curb cut effectThe curb cut effect is the phenomenon of disability-friendly features being used and appreciated by a larger group than the people they were designed for. The phenomenon is named for curb cuts – miniature ramps comprising parts of sidewalk – which were first made for wheelchair access in particular places but were also welcomed by people pushing strollers, carts or luggage. Curb cuts are now ubiquitous and no longer widely recognized as a disability-accessibility feature.
World Wide WebThe World Wide Web (also known as WWW, W3, or simply the Web) is a global interconnected information system that enables content sharing over the Internet. It facilitates access to documents and other web resources according to specific rules of the Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP). The Web was invented by English computer scientist Tim Berners-Lee while at CERN in 1989 and opened to the public in 1993. It was conceived as a "universal linked information system".Bandwidth (computing)In computing, bandwidth is the maximum rate of data transfer across a given path. Bandwidth may be characterized as network bandwidth, data bandwidth, or digital bandwidth.
Freedom of informationFreedom of information is the freedom of a person or people to publish and have access to information. Article 19 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights provides for the right to "receive and impart information and ideas through any media and regardless of frontiers", while access to information encompasses the ability of an individual to seek, receive and impart information effectively.
HTMLMarkup language for documentsPoint and clickPoint and click are one of the actions of a computer user moving a pointer to a certain location on a screen (pointing) and then pressing a button on a mouse or other pointing device (clicking). An example of point and click is in hypermedia, where users click on hyperlinks to navigate from document to document.
Color blindnessDecreased ability to see color or color differencesMedical conditionColor blindness or color vision deficiency (CVD) is the decreased ability to see color, differences in color, or distinguish shades of color. The severity of color blindness ranges from mostly unnoticeable to full absence of color perception.*As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.