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Accessibility basics (business case) - Accessibility Toolkit

This section introduces accessibility and describes the benefits of making web sites accessible. The purpose is to give Victorian Government departments and agencies an understanding of how accessible sites help people with disabilities, as well as the benefits to the wider community.

What is accessibility?

Accessibility means making web information available to all people, regardless of their ability. Accessibility also assists people with varying means and technologies to access web information.

An accessible web site is one where the information is available:

• Without requiring a particular web browser
• Without requiring a particular browser plugin or program, for example JavaScript or Flash
• In conjunction with software that people with disabilities might use
• Without relying on graphics or colour alone to provide information
• Without relying on a mouse to navigate through the site
• Without being unduly complex or using jargon

Victorian Government departments and agencies should create websites to be accessible to:

• People with disabilities
• People using older technology
• People with poor telecommunications infrastructure often in regional and remote areas
• The elderly
• People with temporary disabilities
• People with English as a Second Language

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