Disability/Accessibility to Infrastructure and Information

Image descriptions help the blind to access photos better.

Accommodations are given to an individual to meet an individual need. Accessibility creates a space that is accessible in a way that accommodations are not needed. Accessibility is more than physical access to physical spaces - there are four broad types:

1. Physical accessibility is just one kind of accessibility, e.g., ramps, lifts, accessible train stations and parking lots and toilets.
2. Communicative accessibility, which refers to the ability of people with language/communication disorders such as aphasia to gain barrier-free access to services, participate in communicative events, give and get information, and make informed decisions. One example is image and audio descriptions for the blind, and captions for the deaf/hard-of-hearing.
3. Cognitive accessibility caters experiences and information to different levels of cognition, such as easy-read formats which cater to different minds and diverse intellectual capabilities.
4. Emotional accessibility which takes into account how different people react differently to certain environments, smells or sights. Examples include issuing trigger and content warnings before sharing information that may be sensorily overstimulating, unpleasant or traumatic.

Short-Term Outcomes(skills, knowledge, attitudes)		Mid-Term Outcomes(behaviours)		Long-Term Outcomes(impact)		Social Impact
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