Accessibility for the cognitively impaired
Web accessibility is not just about visually impaired people, although that is the area that most people tend to focus on. To bring some attention to the problems that websites may pose to cognitively impaired people, Roger Hudson, Russ Weakley, and Peter Firminger have written the article Developing sites for users with Cognitive disabilities and learning difficulties.
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Wow, this is an interesting aspect of accessibility. Honestly, I never thought of it this way. Thanks for the link, Roger!
Yes, it is easy to overlook, so this is a very important article.
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