Web accessibility

Article summary

Web accessibility, or eAccessibility, is the inclusive practice of ensuring there are no barriers that prevent interaction with, or access to, websites on the World Wide Web by people with disabilities, including both physical and mental disabilities. Through the curb cut effect, it also benefits people with situational disabilities and those with socio-economic restrictions on bandwidth and speed. When sites are correctly designed, developed and edited, more users have equal access to information and functionality. For example, when a site is coded with semantically meaningful HTML, with textual equivalents provided for images and with links named meaningfully, this helps blind users using text-to-speech software and/or text-to-Braille hardware. When text and images are large and/or enlargeable, it is easier for users with poor sight to read and understand the content. When links are underlined (or otherwise differentiated) as well as colored, this ensures that color blind users will be able to notice them. When clickable links and areas are large, this helps users who cannot control a mouse with precision. When pages are not coded in a way that hinders navigation by means of the keyboard alone, or a single switch access device alone, this helps users who cannot use a mouse or even a standard keyboard.…

Key claims

1. date of establishment: 2004 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. employees: 10 employees — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
3. publication date: 2012 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
4. publication date: 2005-01-18 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
5. publication date: 2005-09-13 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
6. publication date: 2004-01-17 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
7. publication date: 2016 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
8. publication date: 2013 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
9. release date: 2008 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
10. release date: 2006 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
11. release date: 2010 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
2. The record states that the date of establishment is "2004". What evidence would count against this claim?
3. The record states that the employees is "10 employees". What evidence would count against this claim?
4. The record states that the publication date is "2012". What evidence would count against this claim?
5. The record states that the publication date is "2005-01-18". What evidence would count against this claim?
6. The record states that the publication date is "2005-09-13". What evidence would count against this claim?
7. The record states that the publication date is "2004-01-17". What evidence would count against this claim?
8. The record states that the publication date is "2016". What evidence would count against this claim?
9. The record states that the publication date is "2013". What evidence would count against this claim?
10. The record states that the release date is "2008". What evidence would count against this claim?
11. The record states that the release date is "2006". What evidence would count against this claim?
12. The record states that the release date is "2010". What evidence would count against this claim?
13. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
14. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1375036768