The lack of accessibility to media and information has always been a discriminating factor to those persons with limitations and disabilities.
Modern society lives an explosive evolution of the technologies of the media, so the accessibility of this information has become, today, is particularly needed.
For these reasons we are witnessing the emergence of study groups, both internationally and for local initiatives, dedicated to the development of accessibility standards to be used as a reference for the creation of new tools to as many people as possible.
The main difficulty we encounter in trying to develop a standard of accessibility is in practice, given the diversity of needs of those to be protected and the continued evolution of the media to which these standards must be applied.
In this text I will concentrate in particular on Web accessibility, seen as a means of information. I will address in a general way, the important historical milestones, and then concentrate on the present situation, both internationally and locally, in the development of documentation and guidelines for creating accessible materials, and related government regulations, ultimately, examples practical application these standards.
constructive criticism will conclude with a personal highlight strengths, flaws and inconsistencies of what has been done so far, proposing alternative solutions.
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