Summary

Globally, the number of people of all ages who are visually impaired is estimated to be 
285 million, of whom 39 million are blind.

As you can imagine, blind users do not see the contents of a webpage like sighted users do. Instead, they rely on screen readers to read out the content. Unlike sighted people who mainly navigate the contents of a website with mouses and trackpads, visually impaired people rely on keyboards to navigate contents of a web page.

Accessible design is the need for websites to utilize tools and technologies developed to aid the perception, understanding, contribution, navigation, and interaction of a person with disabilities on the site. Integrating accessibility can seem intimidating to those that are just getting acquainted with it, but it is a vital element of user experience.

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