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Inviting comments and suggestions on the Draft Accessibility Standards for the Built Environment Sector

Start Date :
Jun 23, 2025
Last Date :
Jul 07, 2025
17:45 PM IST (GMT +5.30 Hrs)
The Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (DEPwD), Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment (MSJE), in collaboration with MyGov, invites comments and suggestions ...
What affects accessibility?
All else being equal, increased mobility (faster or cheaper travel) increases accessibility, and constrains such as traffic congestion and vehicle fees reduce accessibility but other factors also affect accessibility including the proximity of services and activities (such as the distance between homes, public.
What Are Environmental Barriers to Communication?
Environmental barriers are the external factors that interfere with the exchange of messages. These include things like noise, physical space, lighting, temperature, distractions and technological issues.
What are the five dimensions of accessibility?
As conceived by Penchansky and Thomas, access reflects the fit between characteristics and expectations of the providers and the clients. They grouped these characteristics into five As of access to care: affordability, availability, accessibility, accommodation and acceptability.
What is the difference between accessibility and usability?
In order to put it simply, accessibility deals with the technical aspects of the website that ensure that the product can be used by all users including those with disabilities and usability focuses on how efficiently users can use the website and web applications in terms of navigation and interaction with them.
How to explain accessibility?
Accessible means a person with a disability is afforded the opportunity to acquire the same information, engage in the same interactions and enjoy the same services as a person without a disability in an equally effective and equally integrated manner, with substantially equivalent ease of use.
What is the ISO standard for accessibility?
ISO/IEC 40500:2012 guidance enshrines the WCAG as the go-to industry standard for maintaining an accessible website. Following ISO guidelines makes content accessible to a broad range of people with disabilities, including singular conditions or combinations of Vision deficits. Deafness/hearing loss.
How to write an accessibility statement?
Accessibility statements and the law:-
1. be provided in an accessible format.
2. be published on the website of the public sector body.
3. include an explanation of any features which are not accessible and why.
4. outline any accessible alternatives.
5. provide a method of contact so people can report issues or request information.
What are the 4 core principles of accessibility?
The Web Content Accessibility Guidelines are organized by four main principles, which state that content must be POUR:-
Perceivable, Operable, Understandable and Robust.
Who has accessibility needs?
Understanding accessibility:-
1. impaired vision.
2. motor difficulties.
3. cognitive impairments or learning disabilities.
4. deafness or impaired hearing.
How to design for accessibility?
1. Ample space should separate grouped elements.
2. Animations should be minimized or easily paused.