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Accessibility (a11y)

Making sure disabled people can use the product too.

Definition

The practice of ensuring products can be used by people with the widest range of abilities, including those using assistive technology.

Craft convention. True because the industry converged on it. Breaking it costs familiarity, not correctness.

In plain language

Making sure disabled people can use the product too.

Example

Ensuring every action can be completed with a keyboard alone.

Each link says what the connection is, so you can tell a principle from an alternative from a thing people mix this up with.

Deeper reading

The full entry behind this definition.

Related concept

Connected closely enough to change how you apply this.

Nearby in the Atlas

Adjacent territory, found through shared tags rather than a stated link.