Activity 25: Understanding accessibility and usability

Find one additional example site for each of the types included in activity 19 (see also below). Once you’ve chosen your example sites, read through their “about” pages and also look through the help areas of their sites. Think about your own degree of technical expertise and your experience with each kind of site. How easily could you become proficient in using each site?

• the main Web site of your school
• the Web site of a professor at your school
• the Web site of a fast-food restaurant in your area
• the Web site of a small, locally owned restaurant in your area
• the Web site of the company that made the car you drive or that makes the car you’d like to drive
• the Web site for a branch or an agency of the US government (for example, the White House, the IRS, the FBI)
• the Web site for an individual who serves in the US government (such as a member of Congress)