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I am Amaechi Amarachi

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Accessibility is the inclusive practice of ensuring there are no barriers that prevent interactions with, or access to a website or an application by people with physical disabilities, situational disabilities, and socio economic restriction on bandwidth and speed. Broadly speaking, when we say a site is accessible, we mean that the site's content is available, and its functionality can be operated, by literally anyone.

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1. A11y: short for accessibility, often used as a hashtag - #a11y. Created by combining: a - first letter of accessibility 11 - 11 letters between first and last letters of accessibility y - last letter. 2. I18n: short for internationalization I- first letter of internationalization 18 - 18 letters between first and last letter of internationalization n- last letter Internationalization is a design process that ensures a product (usually a software application) can be adapted to various languages and regions without requiring engineering changes to the source code. 3. AT: Assistive technologies Technologies (software or hardware) that increase, maintain, or improve the functional capabilities of individuals with disabilities when interacting with computers or computer-based systems.Assistive technology is any device, software, or equipment that helps people work around their challenges.

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“ As developers, designers, founder it’s our responsibility to ensure that accessibility doesn’t start in “phase two”.

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Principles of accessibility 1. Perceivable: users must be able to process information. Information that is not presented in a processable format is not accessible. → →

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Principles of accessibility 2. Operable: People with disabilities need to be able to operate websites and applications with a variety of tools. Many users with disabilities cannot operate a mouse. Alternatives like keyboard-based operation should be implemented. → → → →

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Principles of accessibility 3. Understandable: If users can perceive and operate a website, that doesn’t mean they can understand it. Understandable websites use clear, concise language and offer functionality that is easy to comprehend. → →

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Principles of accessibility 4.Robust: websites should work well-enough across platforms, browsers, and devices to account for personal choice and user need.

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Building accessible content → → → → → → Ensure all form controls have an appropriate labels associated with them.

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Resources to help you get started ● W3C (World Wide Web Consortium – Web Accessibility Initiative WAI) ● WebAIM (Web Accessibility in Mind) ● The A11Y Project ● Free Course: Web Accessibility by Google

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WAVE

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