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Accessibility vs Usability - What's the difference?

accessibility | usability |

As nouns the difference between accessibility and usability

is that accessibility is the quality of being accessible, or of admitting approach; receptiveness while usability is the state or condition of being usable.

accessibility

English

(wikipedia accessibility)

Noun

(-)
  • The quality of being accessible, or of admitting approach; receptiveness.
  • (computing) Features that increase software usability for users with certain impairments.

    • usability

    English

    Alternative forms

    * useability

    Noun

  • The state or condition of being usable.
  • The degree to which an object, device, software application, etc. is easy to use with no specific training.

    • Derived terms

    * reusability

    Related terms

    * usable

    See also

    * ("usability" on Wikipedia)