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What is digital accessibility?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Digital accessibility is a set of standards, rules and practices that aim to make digital content and tools accessible to anyone, regardless of their physical, perceptual or cognitive disabilities, according to the BANQ<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The aim is to enable all users, without discrimination, to Perceive – Understand – Navigate, but also Interact – Create content – Contribute to the digital universe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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20%<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

of the population has a disability<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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98%<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

websites are not accessible<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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1.5 milliards<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

of people live with a disability<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Who benefits from digital accessibility?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Today, the web is an essential tool in most aspects of society, be it education, commerce or even health. With this in mind, digital accessibility is part of the democratization of the Internet, reducing access barriers for people living with disabilities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Applying the basic principles of digital accessibility not only benefits people with permanent or situational disabilities, but also businesses. By making their digital products more accessible, companies can present their products and services to this segment of the population, which represents 20%, or 1.5 billion people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Digital accessibility isn’t just for people living with a disability, but also for all those who might have issues such as :<\/p>\n\n\n\n