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Software Download Instructions The main page of the Adobe website is divided into sections. At the top left of the page you can find seven tabs which include: products, solutions, training, help, downloads, company and shop; with a simple click on each tab you can access more detailed information. At the top right of the page you can easily find a "search" engine, my Adobe, my orders, my cart and a login link for returning customers. In the center of the page you will see a large advertisement featuring one of Adobe's new products; in this case the site introduces "Adobe touch Apps". The bottom of the page is also divided into four different sections: Learn, Help, Downloads, and Products & Solutions. Each of these sections is a shortcut to access information quickly and easily. According to Gurak and Lannon, “Chunking is an organizational technique in which information is divided into small units or modules based on the topics or type of information that will be covered in a given section” (Gurak and Lannon, 2007, p.47 ). The Adobe site shows a good example of the “chucking” organizational technique. After clicking on the "download" tab on the main page, I was taken to the page showing the products available for download. There are twelve products well displayed on the page, which I assume are the most popular products. The products are organized in two columns with six products in each column. Additionally, the product name is located on the right side of each panel and features a “Buy/Try/Learn More” link that only appears when you hover over the product name. As for the public, this site is highly visited by anyone with access to a computer, for example a beginner home computer...... middle of paper ...... struggles to find some important information because the page is overwhelmed with blue links. To make the site more organized for visually impaired users, I would recommend using darker colors and changing some of the font size or style to distinguish the main content area from other links ; based on Aditi's article, “you can generally assume that they will see less contrast between colors than you. If you lighten light colors and darken dark colors in your design, you will increase its visual accessibility” (Aditi, 2011). Works Cited Adobe. (2011). http://www.adobe.com/downloads/Arditi, Aries. (2011). Designing for people with vision and color impairments. LightHouse International. Retrieved October 14, 2011, from http://www.lighthouse.org/accessibility/design/accessible-print-design/effect-color-contrast