What does accessibility mean?

Definitions for accessibility
ac·ces·si·bil·i·ty

This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word accessibility.

Princeton's WordNet

  1. handiness, accessibility, availability, availablenessnoun

    the quality of being at hand when needed

  2. approachability, accessibilitynoun

    the attribute of being easy to meet or deal with

Wiktionary

  1. accessibilitynoun

    The quality of being accessible, or of admitting approach; receptibility

Wikipedia

  1. Accessibility

    Accessibility is the design of products, devices, services, vehicles, or environments so as to be usable by people with disabilities. The concept of accessible design and practice of accessible development ensures both "direct access" (i.e. unassisted) and "indirect access" meaning compatibility with a person's assistive technology (for example, computer screen readers). Accessibility can be viewed as the "ability to access" and benefit from some system or entity. The concept focuses on enabling access for people with disabilities, or enabling access through the use of assistive technology; however, research and development in accessibility brings benefits to everyone.Accessibility is not to be confused with usability, which is the extent to which a product (such as a device, service, or environment) can be used by specified users to achieve specified goals with effectiveness, efficiency, convenience, or satisfaction in a specified context of use.Accessibility is also strongly related to universal design, the process of creating products that are usable by the widest possible range of people, operating within the widest possible range of situations. Universal design typically provides a single general solution that can accommodate people with disabilities as well as the rest of the population. By contrast, accessible design is focused on ensuring that there are no barriers to accessibility for all people, including those with disabilities.

ChatGPT

  1. accessibility

    Accessibility refers to the design of products, devices, services, or environments so as to be usable by people with disabilities or limitations. It also includes the ability to access or benefit from some system or entity, such as physical places, information, communication, technology or transportation. It involves removing barriers (physical, digital, or social) that might prevent people with disabilities from interacting with these effectively.

  2. accessibility

    Accessibility refers to the design of products, devices, services, or environments to make them usable by as many people as possible, including those with disabilities or special needs. It can also refer to the ease with which people can approach, enter, or use a facility or service. More generally, accessibility can signify the degree to which something is readily available or obtainable.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Accessibilitynoun

    the quality of being accessible, or of admitting approach; receptibility

  2. Etymology: [L. accessibilitas: cf. F. accessibilit.]

Wikidata

  1. Accessibility

    Accessibility is the degree to which a product, device, service, or environment is available to as many people as possible. Accessibility can be viewed as the "ability to access" and benefit from some system or entity. The concept often focuses on people with disabilities or special needs and their right of access, enabling the use of assistive technology. Accessibility is not to be confused with usability, which is the extent to which a product can be used by specified users to achieve specified goals with effectiveness, efficiency and satisfaction in a specified context of use. Accessibility is strongly related to universal design when the approach involves "direct access." This is about making things accessible to all people. An alternative is to provide "indirect access" by having the entity support the use of a person's assistive technology to achieve access.

Editors Contribution

  1. accessibility

    The ability to access.

    Accessibility is important for people to know they can access things easily.


    Submitted by MaryC on March 29, 2020  

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of accessibility in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of accessibility in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of accessibility in a Sentence

  1. Spencer Brown:

    Young America’s Foundation has worked to bring Ben Shapiro to more than 30 college campuses in the past few semesters, and so we’ve seen campuses pull out all the stops in attempts to block him from speaking or ensure that the event is limited in size or accessibility, uC Berkeley’s attempts to block Ben from campus have failed because they met their match in YAF.

  2. Brad Raffensperger:

    When you have those together, that work in harmony, and the glue is integrity, then that’s what you really want, but if you just have 100% accessibility and same-day registration, then there is no security in the system and when people see no security in the system, then they lose confidence.

  3. James Rimmer:

    The ADA only covers the' bare essentials' of accessibility, which generally relate to' bricks and mortar' only, most commercial and private fitness facilities are in the early stages of access. Hospital-based fitness facilities are on the other end of the spectrum, with much higher rates of accessibility and access to all areas of the facility.

  4. Chris Gubbey:

    They just recognize what the product can do for their market: the accessibility, the ease of getting in and out.

  5. Josef Woodman:

    One of the hallmarks of a good destination is accessibility, (Mauritius) has comparatively good healthcare for the region...but it's ambitious to attract patients from outside.

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