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Accessibility is strongly related to universal design when the approach involves "direct access." This is about making things accessible to all people (whether they have a disability or not). An alternative is to provide "indirect access" by having the entity support the use of a person's [[assistive technology]] to achieve access (e.g., [[screen reader]]s).
Accessibility is strongly related to universal design when the approach involves "direct access." This is about making things accessible to all people (whether they have a disability or not). An alternative is to provide "indirect access" by having the entity support the use of a person's [[assistive technology]] to achieve access (e.g., [[screen reader]]s).


1 out of every 12 men and 1 out of every 200 women have a color vision deficiency.  Across the world, approximately 300 million people are color blind.<ref>[https://alistapart.com/article/a-designers-life-with-color-vision-deficiency/ A Designer’s Life with Color Vision Deficiency/Color Blindness]</ref>
1 out of every 12 men and 1 out of every 200 women have a color vision deficiency.  Across the world, approximately 300 million people are color blind.<ref>[https://alistapart.com/article/a-designers-life-with-color-vision-deficiency/ A Designer’s Life with Color Vision Deficiency/Color Blindness]</ref><section end="lead" />
 
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== Accessibility Types ==
== Accessibility Types ==