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Types of Disability
There are a wide range of disabilities that accessibility testing covers.Disabilities covered by accessibility testing
- Vision- this includes all types of vision problems from colour blindness, to partial vision, tunnel vision to zero vision; This also includes those who suffer from epilepsy;
- Hearing- this includes deafness or difficulty in hearing audio online; Motor- physical impairments such as a delayed response time or unable to make small movements. Can also include inability to use mouse;
- Cognitive- includes learning problems such as attention deficiency, memory problems, dyslexia and an inability to understand the basics of a website;
- Literacy- English or the language of the website is not the primary language of the reader, very basic reading skills that detrimentally affect ability to understand website.
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