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Testing the software accessibility

 Software applications for everyone What is Accessibility? It is all about making applications accessible for ALL people, including those who have disabilities, like visual (color blindness, astigmatism), auditory (hearing loss), motor (cerebral palsy, muscle and joint conditions, spine injuries), cognitive (problem solving, processing, learning), or other impairments. So, our applications should be designed and developed to keep all these folks in mind, as we test to ensure that our solutions are accessible for all our users. Why is Accessibility Testing important? At least, one in five people have some type of impairment, so it's very important to have them in mind when developing software. Recent studies show that +15% of the population has some sort of disability and that 54% of those adults go online, so from a business perspective, it makes sense for us to ensure them the best experience possible when using our applications.  Additionally, this is a human right (legal/justice