Readable vs Accessible - What's the difference?

As adjectives the difference between readable and accessible

is that readable is legible, possible to read or at least decipher while accessible is easy of access or approach; approachable.

(wikipedia readable) (en adjective)

(of handwriting, print, etc) legible, possible to read or at least decipher

''If that sign was still readable we'd know where we are!

which can be read, i.e. accessed or played, by a certain technical type of device

''No sale, those aren't readable with my DVD-player!

(of a book) enjoyable to read, of an acceptable stylistic quality or at least functionally composed

''These assembly instructions aren't readable , I still don't have a clue how to start!

* (able to be read) legible

* unreadable * illegible

* readability * readableness * readably * human-readable, this is, readable by a human being as opposed to only computer-readable.

(en adjective)

Easy of access or approach; approachable.

an accessible town or mountain

Easy to get along with.

Open to the influence of.

* Minds accessible to reason. - (Thomas Babington Macaulay)

Obtainable; to be got at.

* The best information ... at present accessible . - (Thomas Babington Macaulay)

(art, literature) Easily understood.

Capable of being used or seen.

* (open to influence) Followed by to .

* inaccessible

* accessibility * accessibly