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Definition: Accessibility usually refers to the ability of a site to serve disabled users, particularly ones with visual impairments (ranging from color blindness to complete blindness). However, it can also include users with reduced motor functions, mental disabilities, and other forms of impairment. In the broadest use of the term, accessibility refers to the ability of a site to serve the broadest possible range of users, including children, the elderly, inexperienced computer users, and more.

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