Why Should I Care About Accessibility?

Dowden, Martine; Dowden, Michael

doi:10.1007/978-1-4842-4881-2_1

Martine Dowden³ &
Michael Dowden³

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Abstract

The purpose of web accessibility is to remove barriers and bring the information, services, and functionality of the Web to as many people as possible so they can be included in this global community. Similarly, the goal of this book is to make the subject of web accessibility approachable to technology professionals who work on web sites, and web and mobile applications.

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Dowden, M., Dowden, M. (2019). Why Should I Care About Accessibility?. In: Approachable Accessibility. Apress, Berkeley, CA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-4881-2_1

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