Accessibility

Accessibility is the degree to which a product, device, service, or environment is available to as many people as possible. It 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.

Arabic Translation:
سهولة/قابلية النفاذ

Accessibility Features

Built-in customizable features within a computer operating system and smart devices operating systems (smartphones, tablets, smartwatches) that make the device easier to use by people with disabilities. For example, this includes the ability to aid users with visual, motor, and hearing difficulties with features like a screen reader, changing color combinations, text or icon size, on-screen keyboard, customizing mouse features, changing volume, visual notifications, and text captions.

Arabic Translation:
خصائص سهولة النفاذ

Accessible Gaming

Games that are accessible to people with various types of disability. i.e. the gaming controls for people with physical disabilities or games with access for people with hearing impairment.

Arabic Translation:
ألعاب سهلة النفاذ

Accommodation

The provision of a suitable accessible environment based on the functional needs of the individual to be able to perform his/her tasks effectively within the relevant setting (e.g. education, work, etc.).

Arabic Translation:
تهيئة بيئة ملائمة

Alternative Text

Textual description of a non-text element (e.g. image, videos, etc.) usually used in websites/accessible documents to explain the particular content in words specifically designed for individuals with visual impairments using screen readers.

Arabic Translation:
نص بديل

Color Contrast Checker

The color contrast checker is an automated tool used to measure the color contrast of a screen or printed designs. High values indicate a better contrast and as such are more accessible to people with visual impairments such as low vision. Low values indicate that the contrast is low, making the design generally inaccessible to people with visual impairments.

 

Arabic Translation:
مدقق تباين الألوان