Born Accessible

An approach to content creation where accessibility is designed in from the beginning rather than retrofitted afterward. Born accessible content is created with accessibility requirements as core specifications, ensuring that people with disabilities can access it immediately upon release without needing remediation. The term is commonly used for digital documents, publications, websites, and data visualizations. In research contexts, born accessible websites are those specifically designed with assistive technology users in mind, often providing alternative representations like data tables, text summaries, and sonification alongside visual content. This approach contrasts with the more common pattern of creating content visually first and attempting to add accessibility features later, which often results in incomplete or inferior accessible experiences.