Web Browsers Accessibility

Universally accepted and leading web browsers like Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, and Firefox used in computers and mobile platforms to access the Internet and to view web pages in different languages, have implemented accessibility features as part of their commitment to ensure that the web is accessible by all. Their design of accessibility shortcuts and icons and appearance of accessibility features are internationally accepted by people of different backgrounds. Many basic features are common among all browsers including resizing text to accommodate the needs of users with partial vision impairment, color adjustment, page zoom, keyboard navigation and third-party accessibility extensions to help users with different impairments. All browsers have built-in screen reader in English only (for PDF also) and users need to install multilingual text-to-speech feature. Many other features are readily available within the design of the browsers which can be used by users to access and search old websites or those that do not include any accessibility features. These features serve people with different impairments and designed in compliance with the most commonly required (WCAG) guidelines.^[a]