There are a range of disabilities that may affect how a user interacts with your application, including:
- Blindness Individuals who are blind may use either screen readers or tactile output and use the keyboard to navigate through the page using the tab key, arrow keys and enter key.
- Low vision Individuals with low vision may use screen readers, zoom in to magnify the application or enlarge the font on websites using standard browser functions.
- Colour blindness Individuals with colour blindness may struggle infer meaning from coloured elements.
- Cognitive disabilities These individuals may have difficulty with reading or understanding and can be confused by complex navigation mechanisms and layouts.
- Physical disabilities Individuals with physical disabilities that affect their use of hands may be unable to use a mouse or have difficulty with swiping or pinching gestures. Instead they may rely exclusively on keyboard input to navigate through the page.