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WCAG Accessibility

When designing a website or web application we consider other aspects of UI/UX whereas we always forget to consider people with disability. Lets have a look at statistics of users with disability in USA. 19.9 million (8.2%) have difficulty lifting or grasping. This could, for example impact their use of a mouse or keyboard. 15.2 million (6.3%) have a cognitive, mental, or emotional impairment. 8.1 million (3.3%) have a vision impairment. These people might rely on a screen magnifier or a screen reader, or might have a form of color blindness. 7.6 million (3.1%) have a hearing impairment.  They might rely on transcripts and / or captions for audio and video media. If we look at above number large user base is having some sort of disability hence if application is designed with accessibility in mind it can bring in more user which would translate to success of the product/website. Also it is being made mandatory  by law for software applications to be designed as per accessibility standa