Web Accessibility for People with Cognitive Disabilities: Universial Design Principles at Work!

Although there are standards for Web-sites regarding individuals that are blind or have restricted movement, there are no standards for compliance when it comes to the accessibility of Web-sites for individuals with cognitive disabilities. Neesha Mirchandani (2003), president of Niya, a non-profit with a Web accessibility practice, suggests using the universal design principle to make Web-sites more accessible to individuals with cognitive disabilities and therefore more accessible to everyone. This article discusses how the ADA Insights Web-site was recently redesigned to meet the needs of individuals with cognitive disabilities and highlights the newly-developed features. This article uses the ADA Insight Web-site project to showcase these features.

The ADA Insight project identified three primary rules for creating Web-sites that make them more accessible to individuals with cognitive disabilities.

Reference:

Mirchandani, N. (2003). Web Accessibility for People with Cognitive Disabilities: Universal Design Principles at Work! Retrieved on February 11, 2004 from http://www.ncddr.org/du/researchexchange/v08n03/8_access.html.