Michele McDonnall
Digital inaccessibility: Blind and low-vision people have powerful technology but still face barriers to the digital world
There are 8 million people with blindness or low vision in the US. More than 4.23 million of them are working age, but only about half of that working-age population are employed. Employment rates for people with blindness or low vision have historically been much lower than for the general population. An overwhelming majority of jobs across all industries require digital skills.