[games_access] Accessibility Terminology

[Ian Hamilton]

Accessibility does explicitly imply disability, it is used as legal terminology specifically in relation to disability around the world, including the UN CRPD.
It's a completely valid point about the issues affecting more people, I'd just have a slightly different take on it myself.. that by thinking about the barriers that people with disabilities face, you'll also be removing barriers for everyone else. So it's usability that affects everyone, and accessibility that's a specific subset of that relating to disability.
I once worked with a consultant who advocated user testing being carried out solely with people with disabilities, rather than a representative proportion.. a bit controversial, but makes perfect sense. 

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> Accessibility doesn?t exclusively imply disability. Able bodied folks can also experience accessibility issues. Accessibility is a wide ranging issue. Accessibility applies whether one is disabled or able bodied. Each segment has unique accessibility requirements.
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> Accessibility is highly individualized because whether disabled or not, Accessibility is so varied that a ?one size fits all? solution is inadequate.
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> An individualized accessibility program seems to be the logical solution.
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> I agree; I made a study a few years ago with 500 gamers in general (not focused on disabled gamers); the result is that they have similar issues with games as disabled gamers, although less urgent in general.
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> > Accessibility doesn?t exclusively imply disability. Able bodied folks can also experience accessibility issues. Accessibility is a wide ranging issue. Accessibility applies whether one is disabled or able bodied. Each segment has unique accessibility requirements.
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