TermCraft conventionFoundational
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.
Continue from here
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.
- Keyboard NavigationAccessibility
- Screen ReadersAccessibility
- WCAG in PracticeAccessibility