However, it won't be long before those without disabilities begin to complain that their favorite Web site is inaccessible from their cell phone and other alternative devices. Web developers should recognize the importance of implementing universal design principles in anticipation of the coming need. They should also recognize that there is an immediate need for universal design. The Internet may well be both the present and the future of modern computing, communication, commerce, information access, education, employment opportunity and entertainment. Government agencies make their publications available online and provide the means for the exchange of information via the Internet.
Universities sponsor online classes that can be taken from any location in the world.
Nearly everything exists on the Web in one way or another. Students with disabilities are frustrated by the fact that many of their classes have online content which they cannot access. They tire of requiring the assistance of friends or volunteers to simply get to the course syllabus or lecture notes. Consumers with disabilities are frustrated when they cannot make online purchases at certain sites even when they want to. Many individuals with disabilities simply avoid the Internet because they have either experienced or because they fear the frustrations that inaccessible Web sites can cause.