Accessibility profile customization

A method for enabling a user of a website to customize a web accessibility profile, the method comprising:

• displaying an accessibility graphical user interface (GUI), wherein the accessibility GUI presents a plurality of first graphical elements for a user to enable selection of a specific web accessibility profile out of a plurality of web accessibility profiles associated with differing disabilities;
• receiving initial input via the accessibility GUI indicative of a selection of a first graphical element associated with the specific web accessibility profile from the presented plurality of web accessibility profiles;
• in response to the initial input, implementing a plurality of predefined changes in a group of display parameters of the website to address a disability associated with the selected specific web accessibility profile, the plurality of predefined changes in the group of display parameters being associated with the selected specific web accessibility profile;
• presenting via the accessibility GUI, information indicative of the plurality of implemented changes in the plurality of display parameters associated with the specific web accessibility profile, and a plurality of second graphical elements for enabling profile customization by making specific changes to the group of display parameters of the website;
• receiving additional input via the accessibility GUI, indicative of a selection of at least one second graphical element to cause alteration to at least one of the plurality of predefined changes triggered by selection of the first graphical element associated with the specific web accessibility profile;
• in response to the additional input, overriding at least one of the plurality of predefined changes in the group of display parameters to thereby enable customization of the selected web accessibility profile;
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• causing storage of first data indicative of a web accessibility profile selection corresponding to the received input, and causing storage of second data indicative of a profile customization selection corresponding to the received additional input;
• wherein the initial input and the additional input are received during a first browsing session, and the operations further include, during a second browsing session, retrieving from memory the first data and the second data;
• and applying the web accessibility profile selection including the profile customization selection to thereby provide a customized accessibility experience for the user during the second browsing session.

A system for enabling a user of a website to customize a web accessibility profile, the system comprising:

• a memory configured to store values of various website display parameters associated with a plurality of web accessibility profiles;
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• at least one processor configured to:
• display an accessibility graphical user interface (GUI), wherein the accessibility GUI presents a plurality of first graphical elements for a user to enable selection of a specific web accessibility profile out of a plurality of web accessibility profiles associated with differing disabilities;
• receive initial input via the accessibility GUI indicative of a selection of a first graphical element associated with the specific web accessibility profile from the presented plurality of web accessibility profiles;
• in response to the initial input, implement a plurality of predefined changes in a group of display parameters of the website to address a disability associated with the selected specific web accessibility profile, the plurality of predefined changes in the group of display parameters being associated with the selected specific web accessibility profile;
• present via the accessibility GUI, information indicative of the plurality of implemented changes in the plurality of display parameters associated with the specific web accessibility profile, and a plurality of second graphical elements for enabling profile customization by making specific changes to the group of display parameters of the website;
• receive additional input via the accessibility GUI, indicative of a selection of at least one second graphical element to cause alteration to at least one of the plurality of predefined changes triggered by selection of the first graphical element associated with the specific web accessibility profile;
• in response to the additional input, override at least one of the plurality of predefined changes in the group of display parameters to thereby enable customization of the selected web accessibility profile;
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• causing storage of first data indicative of a web accessibility profile selection corresponding to the received input, and causing storage of second data indicative of a profile customization selection corresponding to the received additional input,
• wherein the initial input and the additional input are received during a first browsing session, and the operations further include, during a second browsing session, retrieving from memory the first data and the second data;
• and applying the web accessibility profile selection including the profile customization selection to thereby provide a customized accessibility experience for the user during the second browsing session, and
• wherein during the second browsing session and before applying the web accessibility profile selection including the profile customization selection, the operations further include confirming that a user associated with the second browsing session is a same user that provided the initial input and the additional input.