{"id":809,"date":"2022-05-18T19:52:01","date_gmt":"2022-05-18T19:52:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.tarleton.edu\/accessibility\/?page_id=809"},"modified":"2025-05-09T14:45:59","modified_gmt":"2025-05-09T14:45:59","slug":"cognitive-disabilities","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/accessibility\/cognitive-disabilities\/","title":{"rendered":"Cognitive Disabilities"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Cognitive Disabilities<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>These include, but are not limited to, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), autism spectrum disorder (ASD), intellectual\/learning disabilities (e.g. Down syndrome), mental health disabilities, memory impairments, multiple sclerosis and seizure disorders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Summary of Best Practices<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Use\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/accessibility\/standards\/infographics.html\">images and diagrams<\/a>, audio and video to support textual content<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Avoid using\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/accessibility\/standards\/color.html\">bright contrasting colors<\/a>\u00a0against each other<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Provide descriptive and informative\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/accessibility\/standards\/headings.html\">headings<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Provide descriptive and informative\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/accessibility\/standards\/hyperlink.html\">links<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Follow a linear and logical layout; don&#8217;t create busy layouts<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/accessibility\/standards\/text.html\">Use proper semantics<\/a>\u00a0(e.g.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/accessibility\/standards\/paragraphs.html\">paragraphs<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/accessibility\/standards\/headings.html\">headings<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/accessibility\/standards\/lists.html\">lists<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/accessibility\/standards\/tables.html\">tables<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Keep text aligned to the left<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/accessibility\/standards\/text.html\">Don&#8217;t underline non-links<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Don&#8217;t write in all uppercase<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Keep content short, clear and simple; use simple sentences and lists<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Use plain English, not figures of speech or idioms;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/accessibility\/standards\/text.html\">define your jargon first<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-50\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/WAI\/people-use-web\/user-stories\/#classroomstudent\" style=\"border-radius:0px;background-color:#016e9f\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Case Study: ADHD<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-50\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/WAI\/people-use-web\/user-stories\/#retiree\" style=\"border-radius:0px;background-color:#016e9f\">Case Study: Memory Loss<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-50\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/WAI\/people-use-web\/user-stories\/#supermarketassistant\" style=\"border-radius:0px;background-color:#016e9f\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Case Study: Down Syndrome<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">References<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Usage &amp; Assistive Technologies<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/WAI\/intro\/people-use-web\/diversity#cognitive\"><abbr title=\"Web Accessibility Initiative\">WAI<\/abbr>: How People with Disabilities Use the Web &#8211; Cognitive and neurological<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/webaim.org\/articles\/seizure\/\">Web\u00a0<abbr title=\"Accessibility in Mind\">AIM<\/abbr>: Seizure Disorders<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/webaim.org\/articles\/cognitive\/\">Web\u00a0<abbr title=\"Accessibility in Mind\">AIM<\/abbr>: Cognitive Disabilities<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/webaim.org\/articles\/cognitive\/design\">Web\u00a0<abbr title=\"Accessibility in Mind\">AIM<\/abbr>: Cognitive Disabilities &#8211; Design Considerations<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.readingrockets.org\/article\/assistive-technology-kids-learning-disabilities-overview\">Reading Rockets: Assistive Technology for Kids with Learning Disabilities: An Overview<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.understood.org\/en\/school-learning\/assistive-technology\/assistive-technologies-basics\">Understood for Learning &amp; 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