Recently I read an article, Usability vs. Accessibility which was included in the December issue of the WebAim newsletter.
The article discusses the two concepts usability and accessibility as they pertain to websites and website design. Although I thought the writing style was clunky and not particularly readable, especially by a non-techie, the author made some important points, with the most concise and pertinent point being this one:
. . .Usability is mostly about the methods of making the navigation more facile while accessibility is about making the navigation possible for everyone. The difference is simple: a usable website is “user-friendly” while an accessible website is “all users-friendly.”
Food for thought indeed.
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