The world’s leading assistive technology provider
for the visually impaired.
Did you know
Blindness and Low Vision impact over 282 Million people globally?
That number is expected to increase by 72% over the next 11 years.
Vision impairment prevalence by age
As the global population continues to age, we will see an increase in age-related vision loss such as Glaucoma, Cataracts, Macular Degeneration, and other eye conditions.
Source: National Eye Institute
Vision impairment prevalence by age graph
Age 40 to 49, 135,000 people
Age 50 to 54, 93,000 people
Age 55 to 59, 116,000 people
Age 60 to 64, 149,000 people
Age 65 to 69, 185,000 people
Age 70 to 74, 252,000 people
Age 75 to 79, 385,000 people
Age 80 years and over, 2,884,000 people
Source: National Eye Institute
With so many people impacted by vision loss, it is important to understand that there are solutions available to help. Whether the need is to be able to read printed materials such as magazines and mail or digital material such as news websites and taking online classes, we can help.
As a leader in this space, Vispero has products and solutions to help individuals remain independent at home, at school or in the workplace. Our solutions include; low vision hardware with electronic magnifiers, hardware for the blind such as refreshable braille displays, as well as software solutions that include screen reading and magnification for both low vision and blind individuals.
With the addition of TPGi, Vispero also provides organizations with accessibility and compliance solutions. Companies and agencies are now able to ensure that their content is easily available to all employees and customers.
Accessibility goes beyond individual impact. Focusing on accessibility in today’s digital environment is crucial to inclusivity. This involves keeping up digital content for employees and customer-facing domains as they continue to evolve.
With 43% of websites being non-accessible and a major increase in accessibility lawsuits in recent years, accessibility compliance is vital for any business.
Accessing information online is important for everybody however with a majority of websites currently inaccessible for blind or low vision visitors we have seen the number of accessibility lawsuits drastically increase since 2015.
To protect yourself from an accessibility lawsuit we recommend requesting an accessibility audit from TPGi to provide a positive user experience for all website visitors.