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'''Accessibility''' is the degree to which a product, device, service, or environment is available to as many people as possible. Accessibility can be viewed as the "ability to access" and benefit from some system or entity. The concept is often used to focus on people with disabilities or special needs and their right of access to entities, often through use of assistive technology.<section begin="lead" /> Accessibility is not to be confused with [[usability]] which is the extent to which a product (e.g., device, service, environment) can be used by specified users to achieve specified goals with effectiveness, efficiency and satisfaction in a specified context of use. | '''Accessibility''' is the degree to which a product, device, service, or environment is available to as many people as possible. Accessibility can be viewed as the "ability to access" and benefit from some system or entity. The concept is often used to focus on people with disabilities or special needs and their right of access to entities, often through use of assistive technology.<section begin="lead" /> Accessibility is not to be confused with [[usability]] which is the extent to which a product (e.g., device, service, environment) can be used by specified users to achieve specified goals with effectiveness, efficiency and satisfaction in a specified context of use. | ||