Entering the Global Village: Is World Wide Web for People with Disabilities?

"Questions: why is it important that the web is accessible to people with disabilities? In short, why should we care? Then we can ask, in what ways is the internet inaccessible? What are some currently available technology to make computer and internet usage easier? What does accessibility even mean? Also, when we say people with disabilities, who do we include? Are there regulations around web accessibility? How clear and effective are they?

 In this paper, I will briefly address these questions through data and articles gathered from different websites. By doing this, I hope to enhance my own and others’ understanding of this significant problem and motivate everyone, particularly those in related fields, to continue tackling it for the benefits of those with disabilities and those without. "