Accessibility for People with Disabilities

Accessibility means equal access to computer software for everyone, including people with cognitive, hearing, physical, or vision disabilities. Cognitive disabilities ** can mean learning impairments, Down syndrome, dyslexia, or language impairments such as illiteracy. Users with hearing disabilities include people who are deaf or hard-of-hearing. Physical disabilities include cerebral palsy, tremors, seizures from epilepsy, lack of limbs or digits, and paralysis. Vision impairments ** include blindness and various kinds of low vision, such as colorblindness and tunnel vision. For Windows 2000, accessibility means making computers more usable through a flexible, customizable user interface (UI), alternative input and output methods, and better visibility of screen elements.