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3 pages in length. Social equity has come to mean a number of aspects whereby people who do not necessarily fit neatly into a standard description are still provided means by which they can adapt and live a close to "normal" as possible amidst society. Normality, after all, is a relative term when discussing the vast amount of people who live within a social environment, however, there is a commonly accepted understanding of what is considered normal in a given society which serves to guide how social policy is crafted; those who dwell outside this prescribed boundary often have to fight the system in order to be given the same level of consideration. The physically disabled have long struggled to enter buildings, use public payphones or sit at tables that are built too low because there was no definitively universal design that adapted to all who would need to access or use a particular place. Now with the unstoppable growth of the Internet, it has come to pass how Web sites must also be user-friendly for those who use alternate means of access. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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as possible amidst society. Normality, after all, is a relative term when discussing the vast amount of people who live within a social environment, however, there is a commonly
accepted understanding of what is considered normal in a given society which serves to guide how social policy is crafted; those who dwell outside this prescribed boundary often have to
fight the system in order to be given the same level of consideration. The physically disabled have long struggled to enter buildings, use public payphones or sit at tables
that are built too low because there was no definitively universal design that adapted to all who would need to access or use a particular place (Roach, 2002). Now
with the unstoppable growth of the Internet, it has come to pass how Web sites must also be user-friendly for those who use alternate means of access. As the
ADA (2008) duly points out, "poorly designed websites can create unnecessary barriers for people with disabilities, just as poorly designed buildings prevent some from entering. Designers may not realize
how simple features built into a web page will assist someone who, for instance, cannot see a computer monitor or use a mouse (ADA, 2008). Balancing the legal mandate for
accessibility while at the same time remaining within an already straining budget is not as challenging as many believe it is. First and foremost, however, the need exists to
recognize the ethical responsibility of Web site operators and programmers to provide the same accessibility to the disabled as is given to the able-bodied, in as much as those who
are blind, deaf or without the ability to navigate a mouse become isolated from important information because they cannot find their way around a Web site. Both the ACM
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