ALT A woman in a wheelchair, a blind man using a white cane, and a woman wearing a pink shirt smile against different colored backgrounds. Brains work differently. Words and design that are clear and simple work better for everyone.

ALT A woman in a wheelchair, a blind man using a white cane, and a boy with a visible disability smile against different colored backgrounds. A mouse cursor hovers over underlined words in blue, as in a typical hyperlink, that say, "Click here." Some people can't use a mouse. Design for those who tab, talk or type to navigate the web.

ALT A deaf man using sign language to say "connect" smiles against a blue and white background. Sound isn’t always heard. Captions and transcripts make audio content work for everyone.

ALT A blind woman led by a seeing-eye dog smiles against a blue and white background. Not everyone sees your site. Some New Yorkers use screen readers, magnifiers or high-contrast mode.

ALT A girl in a wheelchair smiles against a yellow and white background. a11y is short for accessibility (there are 11 letters between the a and y).

ALT Celebrating global accessibility awareness day. a11y, which is a shorthand term for accessibility, especially in web development and technology.