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Accessibility

Most people think of accessibility in terms of disability. 1 in 5 people in the UK have some kind of disability. But accessibility isn’t just for people with disabilities. Modern accessibility helps everyone.

Why is accessibility important?

  • There are an estimated 285 million visually impaired people in the world. There are 39 million blind people and 246 million having low vision.
  • 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women worldwide are colour blind = 300 million people.
  • Dyslexia International suggests that between 5-10% of the population experience dyslexia. This equates to around 700 million people worldwide.
  • More than 5% of the world's population – or 466 million people – has disabling hearing loss.

We should not hinder users with these issues by providing inaccessible content.

Accessibility checklist for editors

You can download a copy of the Accessibility checklist for editors.

More about readability and accessibility