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Accessible

In the case of a facility, readily usable by a particular individual; in the case of a
program or activity, presented or provided in such a way that a particular individual can
participate, with or without auxiliary aid(s); in the case of electronic resources, accessible with or
without assistive computer technology.

Amnesty International

A London-based non-governmental organization focused on human
rights. The organization claims to have more than seven million members and supporters around
the world. The stated mission of the organization is to campaign for "a world in which every
person enjoys all of the human rights enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and
other international human rights instruments.