US Census on Disabilities

According to the US Census, disabilities affect one-fifth of all Americans and 1

in 10 have a severe disability. Do these people surf the web? They sure do.

You can read the report at:
http://www.census.gov/prod/3/97pubs/cenbr975.pdf

Mike Livsey



Mike Livsey wrote:

> According to the US Census, disabilities affect one-fifth of all Americans and 1
>
> in 10 have a severe disability. Do these people surf the web? They sure do.
>
> You can read the report at:
> http://www.census.gov/prod/3/97pubs/cenbr975.pdf
>
> Mike Livsey
>
> Lauren Hanka wrote:
>
> > Great input Sarah, but you should believe what you are hearing, because
> > since I've said it, there must be others thinking it also.
> >
> > Please tell us just why we should care! Hearing? Most Web sites are
> > quite --why would *that* matter? Cognitive/motor? What problems and how do
> > we adjust? --is it practical? --would it *really* create a benefit? If a
> > site is made to be easily usable for the widest possible audience, does that
> > mean making a site *less* than what it could be for the *broad* majority of
> > users? Should the broad majority have bland sites because of the
> > difficulties of a few? What is the percentage of users who require specially
> > designed sites compared to those that do not?
> >
> > *Why* does such designing make smart business sense? What is the percentage
> > of people who *will or do* use the Web compared to the percentage of people
> > with disabilities? --because it is not the same figure.
> >
> > Hey, John... like the liveliness? :)
> >
> > Lauren

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