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Vinony

accessibility

noun

  1. The design of products or services for people with temporary or permanent impairments
  2. land planning metric of how a location can be accessed
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /əkˌsɛs.əˈbɪl.ɪ.ti/ / /əkˌsɛs.əˈbɪl.ə.ti/ / [əkˌsɛs.əˈbɪl.ə.ɾi]

noun

Etymology: From accessible + -ity, after Late Latin accessibilitas, from Latin accessibilis.

  1. The quality of being accessible, or of admitting approach; receptiveness.

    “He says the company's FLIRT design, in particular its retractable steps, provides greater accessibility, while the technology is highly innovative and reliable.”

  2. Features that increase software usability for users with certain impairments.

    “The purpose of this study is to measure West Virginia University's website accessibility for students and users who are blind or visually impaired and compare that measurement to the measurement of other websites of […]”