Facebook, the social networking giant, has been there for more than a decade now. Small wonder it has users from every nooks and corners, of every community and users who are “differently able”.

“Differently able” people with the help of accessibility features, provided within it, for those with these challenges can now use Facebook more comfortably. Features such as touch responses, speech recognition, high-contrast and zoom have made it really easy for them use every possible alternatives in the social media platform. Besides the variety of options — smart phones, tablets, desktops, mobile phones, etc., — from where to get connected, Facebook also provides these users with assistive technology for every option. 

For those who feel hard to see small texts in smart phones, it has the feature to zoom in and to read aloud the text. And for those who can’t really use techy gadgets, Facebook runs in simplified desktop versions.

The addition of assistive technology features, although, has not been of highest priority, has led the change that promises to realise the “technology for all” theme. Facebook has shown to its users that conforms to these requirements and has adapted itself to incorporate these features.

It can thus be quite clear to say that Facebook has not compromised its features so as to bias its users on the basis of physical capacity. It can also be stated that it has promissing signs to reduce the “digital divide” prevalent among people with different abilities.