Background - Coordination and mobility impairments
Facts about coordination and mobility impairments and making communication accessible
Muscle weakness and difficulty with coordination of limbs or digits can be caused by a range of conditions, such as cerebral palsy, stroke, paralysis and multiple sclerosis.
Some people with these conditions do not have, or lose, the ability to speak, as well as experiencing coordination problems.
Accessible communication for people with coordination and mobility impairments
The physical placement of technology should be accessible to all. For instance, placing web-enabled information kiosks in public areas which are accessible for wheelchair users.
For print publications, a ring-bound format can be useful, so that people can have it open on a table and turn a page at a time, or have someone turn if for them, rather than having to hold it open.
Some types of communications technology, if not designed to be accessible, can present specific barriers for people with coordination difficulties. For example, websites should be navigable using more than one method: mouse and keyboard or touch-screen and buttons. If this is not done, websites can exclude people from accessing information or online processes.
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