Understanding Site Accessibility: Why Operability Is Important
By Patrice Meadows — Mar 22, 2018 11:00 AM
The Web Content Accessibility Guidelines requires content to be perceivable, operable, understandable, and robust to be considered accessible. This series of blog posts examines the four principles of accessibility to help end-users understand what they can do to make sites more accessible. The previous entry in this series explained perceivability, in today’s blog post we’ll discuss operability.
What makes sites operable?
Offering various ways for users to navigate sites is the essence of operability. The principle of operability requires organizations to provide reasonable accommodations for users of varying abilities with navigation. Several guidelines explain what organizations must offer to meet the standards outlined in this principle.
What does operability include?
Providing users the tools they need to easily move through sites is an essential element of site accessibility. Organizations must meet each of the following guidelines to comply with this principle. Let’s learn more about each one.
Why is operability important?
Even the best content is of little use without the tools needed to navigate it; that is why operability is so important. Just as it is essential to provide multiple versions of the same content to accommodate various users, it’s also critical to offer multiple options for manipulation. The principle of operability helps users explore content in ways that work for them.
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