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Visual impairment

This section offers various simulators that give you a chance to see the difficulties that users with visual impairments have while navigating websites. Select a person below to try a simulation.

In this section

John is a 45 year old man that suffers from a severe form of presbyopia that doesn't allow his eyes to focus properly on close objects.

Read John's story

Laura is a 64 year old woman that suffers from cataracts. Her condition causes her to have blurry vision and a high sensitivity to light.

Read Laura's story

This section contains simulations for three different types of colourblindness and a simple exercise for you to try.

Read Bob, Dana and Carl's story

Jason is 56 years old and he suffers from central vision loss.

Read Jason's story

Angela is 59 years old and she suffers from peripheral vision loss.

Read Angela's story