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Accessibility means providing flexibility to accommodate each user's needs and preferences.
In an Internet context, accessibility is making computer technology and Internet resources useful to more people than would otherwise be the case. We need Internet accessibility because it expands a Website's potential audience to the millions who are required to use alternative browsing technologies. Browsing the World Wide Web is an immensely visual experience. Button menus, animations, images are all used to set the mood of a website and help us to understand what the author is trying to achieve. The font used, the size of the text and the colour scheme all serve to guide us through the complex experience that is navigating the Web.