web accessibility

wɛb ækˌsɛsəˈbɪlɪti

Definition

Definition of web accessibility - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

inclusive designdesigning websites for all users, including disabled people

Web accessibility ensures everyone can use the site.

accessibility standards

TECH.

practice of making web content usable by people with disabilities

TECH.

Web accessibility helps disabled users navigate online services independently.

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web accessibility

text alternative for an image on a website

acr.

acr: Web Accessibility

making websites usable for people with disabilities

WAI

acr.

acr: Web Accessibility Initiative

initiative to make web usable for all

Examples of web accessibility in a sentence

They hired a consultant to improve web accessibility.
Web accessibility includes captions for instructional videos.
Our redesign improved web accessibility for keyboard users.

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French:accessibilité web, accessibilité du Web, ...
German:Barrierefreiheit im Internet, Web-Barrierefreiheit, ...
Italian:accessibilità web, accessibilità digitale, ...
Spanish:accesibilidad web, accesibilidad digital, ...
Portuguese:acessibilidade na web, acessibilidade web, ...
Chinese:网络无障碍设计, 网络无障碍, ...
Japanese:ウェブアクセシビリティ, Webアクセシビリティ, ...
Arabic:إِتَاحَة الوِيب, إِتاحَة الوِيب, ...
Hebrew:נְגִישׁוּת אַתְרֵי אִינְטֶרְנֶט, נְגִישׁוּת בָּרֶשֶׁת, ...
Russian:веб-доступность, доступность веб-контента, ...
Ukrainian:веб-доступність, вебдоступність, ...
Hindi:वेब एक्सेसिबिलिटी, वेब सुगम्यता, ...
Bengali:ওয়েব অ্যাক্সেসিবিলিটি, ওয়েব প্রবেশগম্যতা, ...
Catalan:accessibilitat web, ...
Czech:přístupnost webu, ...
Danish:webtilgængelighed, digital tilgængelighed, ...
Dutch:webtoegankelijkheid, ...
Greek:προσβασιμότητα στο διαδίκτυο, προσβασιμότητα ιστού, ...
Hungarian:webakadálymentesség, webes akadálymentesség, ...
Khmer:លទ្ធភាពចូលប្រើគេហទំព័រ, ភាពងាយស្រួលក្នុងការប្រើប្រាស់គេហទំព័រ, ...
Korean:웹 접근성, ...
Persian:دسترسی‌پذیری وب, دسترس‌پذیری وب, ...
Polish:dostępność stron internetowych, dostępność internetowa, ...
Portuguese (BR):acessibilidade na web, acessibilidade web, ...
Romanian:accesibilitate web, accesibilitate digitală, ...
Swedish:webbtillgänglighet, digital tillgänglighet, ...
Thai:การเข้าถึงเว็บไซต์, การเข้าถึงเว็บ, ...
Turkish:erişilebilirlik, web erişilebilirliği, ...
Vietnamese:khả năng truy cập web, khả năng tiếp cận web, ...

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