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accessibility

Accessibility is approachability. One of the things you may want to consider in a job is the accessibility of the managers. If you have a concern, are they available to help, or are they always in meetings or "at lunch"?

Accessibility also refers to the quality of being available when needed. You like the accessibility of the company's customer service because you don't have to wait endlessly on hold in hopes of reaching a human being. Accessibility also refers to how easily a disabled person can negotiate part of a building or structure. The stadium had wheelchair accessibility with ramps and a special seating area.

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: accessibility

1
n
the quality of being at hand when needed
2
n
the attribute of being easy to meet or deal with
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: accessibility
1

n the quality of being at hand when needed

Synonyms:
availability, availableness, handiness
Antonyms:
inaccessibility, unavailability
the quality of not being available when needed
Types:
command
availability for use
print
availability in printed form
Type of:
convenience
the quality of being useful and convenient
2

n the attribute of being easy to meet or deal with

Synonyms:
approachability
Antonyms:
unapproachability
a disposition to be unapproachable; unfriendly and inaccessible
Type of:
friendliness
a friendly disposition
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