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Accessibility in the context of a Web site is the degree to which that Web site is usable by people with disabilities. Web pages often have access issues for the following groups of people:

  • Visually impaired people using screen readers
  • Hearing impaired people using browsers with no sound
  • Physically impaired people
  • Color blind people
Pronunciation: aks sess a bIl Ih tee
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