Leave considerable space around all items. Avoid placing more than one hyperlink on any one line. Return to top Providing access for people facing hearing barriers Provide text descriptions for all sound clips. Provide text descriptions for all video clips which include sound. Return to top Providing access for people facing learning or cognitive barriers People for whom the web poses learning or cognitive barriers may benefit from strategies which appeal to their learning strengths.
Some people find photos and graphics to be helpful, clarifying, explanatory.
The necessity to read might be a barrier. In this situation, a helper might construct for the person a graphics-based interface which would allow the person to select options from a menu of pictures. For an example, visit Dusty's page of picture icons. For others, auditory cues might help to break down barriers. People who experience certain features as barriers to access to the web can take major steps to remove these barriers by adjusting their browser preferences or options.