Accessibility Issues...

When designing your web site, you need to consider those users who may be operating in contexts very different from your own:

• They may not be able to see, hear, move, or may not be able to process some types of information easily or at all
• They may have difficulty reading or comprehending text
• They may not have or be able to use a keyboard or mouse
• They may have a text-only screen, a small screen, or a slow Internet connection
• They may not speak or understand fluently the language in which the document is written
• They may be in a situation where their eyes, ears, or hands are busy or interfered with (e.g. driving to work, working in a loud environment, etc.)
• They may have an early version of a browser, a different browser entirely, a voice browser, or a different operating system

The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) has released a set of guidelines for making web sites and multimedia content more accessible to users with disabilities:

"Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 1.0"
(http://www.w3.org/TR/WAI-WEBCONTENT).