• May not be able to see, hear, move, or process some types of information easily or at all;
• Have a voice browser;
• Have difficulty reading or processing information due to cognitive disabilities;
• May not have or be able to use (or for some reason do not have) a keyboard or mouse;
• Have a text-only screen, or an older computer;
• May be using a device such as a cell phone or a PDA;

• Read and react to text and images;
• Type on a standard keyboard;
• Point & click on text, images & widgets;
• Hear and react to sounds played;

1. Visual impairments & print disabilities
   • Blind and deaf-blind people use screen reading software;
   • Partially sighted people may use font/contrast settings or screen magnification software;
   • Dyslexic [?] people use text to speech software combined with word highlighting;
2. Physical disabilities
   • Quadriplegics [?] use the keyboard with a mouth stick, on screen keybords, domicile software, speech input software and head/eye tracking mice;
   • One handed typists use sticky-key software;
   • People with ALS [?] or cerebral palsy may use filter keys, word prediction software and single switch devices;
3. Other disabilities
   • Hearing impaired people need software that do not rely on sound for cues;
   • Color blind people need software that does not rely on color alone;
   • Persons with cognitive and learning disbilities need software with simple layout and messages;
   • Persons with epilepsy [?] need software with no flashing or blinking;

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