How the Web Discriminates

• The World Wide Web

  • A great leveller

  • Available regardless of age, sex, ethnic background

  • All you need is a computer connected to the internet

• The Digital Divide

  • Between rich and poor

  • Those who have computers and those who don't

• The Digital Divide and the disabled

  • Impairments of one kind or another can prevent easy access to the World Wide Web

  • Disability in one form or another often comes with old age.

Web Accessibility: Introduction

Digital Divide and the Disabled