Mental health disabilities (sometimes called “psychosocial disabilities”) are often overlooked when people think about accessibility. In fact, WCAG2 does not reference the needs of people with mental health disabilities at all. According to Healthdirect Australia, the main groups of mental health disabilities are: mood disabilities (such as depression or bipolar disorder) anxiety disabilities personality disabilities| AccessibilityOz
People with cognitive, language and learning disabilities comprise the largest group of those with disabilities accessing the web—approximately 15 to 20% of the population. It is important to remember that people with cognitive disabilities often have a problem in only one area of cognition and can be of average or higher-than-average intelligence. People with cognitive| AccessibilityOz