Accessibility
This refers to how easily users can access web page content. For example, if someone is hearing impaired and the web page requires sound to understand the meaning then that page is considered not accessible. The term is also used...
ADA 508 Compliance
This refers to the Americans with Disabilities Act. Section 508 of this act covers electronic communications, specifically that web pages need to be understandable to people who are hearing, visually or otherwise impaired. For example, images on a web page...
Screen Reader
This software is for speaking on-screen information or outputting the info to a Braille display.
W3C
This stands for the World Wide Web Consortium which is the international governing body for the web. Tim Berners-Lee, the director of the W3C, is also one of the original inventors of the World Wide Web. W3C’s primary activity is...
