accessibility

English

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd

Proto-Italic *ad

Proto-Italic *ad-

Latin ad-

Proto-Italic *kezdō

Latin cēdō

Latin accēdō

Proto-Indo-European *-tus

Proto-Italic *-tus

Latin -tus

Latin accessus

Late Latin accessibilis

Frenchder.

English accessible

Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂

Proto-Indo-European *-ts

Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂tsder.

Latin -itās

Old French -itebor.

Middle English -ite

English -ity

English accessibility

From accessible +‎ -ity, after Late Latin accessibilitas, from Latin accessibilis.

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /əkˌsɛs.əˈbɪl.ɪ.ti/
- Audio (Southern England): (file)
(US) IPA^(key): /əkˌsɛs.əˈbɪl.ə.ti/, [əkˌsɛs.əˈbɪl.ə.ɾi]

accessibility (usually uncountable, plural accessibilities)

The quality of being accessible, or of admitting approach; receptiveness.
Antonym: inaccessibility
- 2021 May 19, David Clough, “Swiss precision meets UK growth”, in RAIL, number 931, page 57:
  He says the company's FLIRT design, in particular its retractable steps, provides greater accessibility, while the technology is highly innovative and reliable.
- 2022 December 7, Joshua Kosman, “Deaf interpreter helps the emotion of music come through”, in San Francisco Chronicle‎^[1]:
  The presence of an American Sign Language interpreter has increasingly become an expected part of performances in recent years. It’s an obvious move toward increasing accessibility for all potential attendees.
(computing, web design) Features that increase software usability for users with certain impairments.
Synonym: a11y
- 2007, Accessibility of WVU Websites for Individuals with Vision Impairments, ProQuest, →ISBN, page 4:
  The purpose of this study is to measure West Virginia University's website accessibility for students and users who are blind or visually impaired and compare that measurement to the measurement of other websites of […]

Not to be confused with assessability.

the quality of being accessible, or of admitting approach

feature that increases software usability