According to statistics from Amazon’s data company Alexa Data Services, over 90% of the 10 million most popular websites on the Internet contain some form of imagery.1 Images have become a near–unavoidable component of website design and development – used for everything from sharing experiences on social media to showcasing products. Mirroring their diverse range of uses, visual media can create barriers for an equally diverse range of users.
Starting with this chapter, we’ll be shifting our focus from specific access needs to more general areas of online experience where a broad spectrum of users ...
