Accessibility Series

[Roger Pixley]

Sorry for returning so late with this but this is the blurb he proposed for the concept intro paragraph. It's not polished up as he was pressed for time. I was going to link to the HIG (http://techbase.kde.org/Projects/Usability/HIG)


Accessibility is a broad term. In the context of computer technology, it 
generally means giving as many people the ability to use the technology as 
possible. Because people are so different, there is of course not one solution 
for all. We aim therefore to cover a broad spectrum of use cases.
Many issues that severely impact computer usage are, of course, visual or 
motorical difficulties. Hearing problems can be another barrier.
For KDE this means following the human interface guidelines, which ensure for 
example that users can adjust font sizes or the contrast of color schemes. 
Sometimes more advanced solutions are needed, such as using a screen reader 
for blind users.


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