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Commonly, people misuse the terms usability and accessibility, and confuse them as being the same.. These are two completely separate aspects, and one shouldn't make the mistake of thinking that one is not as important than the other. Of course, they should both be viewed acutely, but it is a fact that concepts adjacent to accessibility are still relevant to usability and vice versa. Improving a web site's user friendliness will make it more usable, or just be a better frame to base it on. If the general public has problems using your site it is more than likely that people who are disabled or have learning difficulties will not be able to make full use of the site. At the same time, you
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Commonly, people misuse the terms usability and accessibility, and confuse them as being the same.. These are two completely separate aspects, and one shouldn't make the mistake of thinking that one is not as important than the other. Of course, they should both be viewed acutely, but it is a fact that concepts adjacent to accessibility are still relevant to usability and vice versa.

Improving a web site's user friendliness will make it more usable, or just be a better frame to base it on. If the general public has problems using your site it is more than likely that people who are disabled or have learning difficulties will not be able to make full use of the site. At the same time, you must spend as much time assessing usability as you do with accessibility.

In many web design programs, accessibility is considered all-important since the Internet is the most popular of all media and Web 2.0 technology is aiding this.

The User Must Come First

Ultimately, in the simplest terms, web pages are built so that people may use them. It is better to provide outstanding content rather than overwhelming people with Flash gimmicks or a huge number of images. Before you even start formulating ideas or beginning to think about firing up Dreamweaver, you should have it clear in your mind that usability is about putting the needs of the user first. Anything that you design is ultimately successful or not based on its functionality.

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