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Website content should be designed in accordance with Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) to ensure that individuals with disabilities are able to access the same information as those without disabilities.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.w3.org/WAI/fundamentals/accessibility-intro/ |title=Introduction to Web Accessibility |author=<!--Not stated--> |website=Web Accessibility Initiative |access-date=October 26, 2023 }}</ref> It is a legal requirement to include accessibility features in website design.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://wcag.com/legal/ |title=Accessibility and the Web |author=<!--Not stated--> |website=WCAG |access-date=October 26, 2023 }}</ref> There are four different types of impairment that can affect how a user interacts and perceives digital documents: vision, mobility, auditory, and cognitive. <ref> {{cite book | last = Robbins | first = Jennifer Niederst | title = Learning Web Design: A Beginner’s Guide to HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and Web Graphics | publisher = O’Reilly Media, Inc. | edition = 5th | date = 2018 | location = Sebastopol, CA | page = 42 | isbn = 9781491960202}} </ref> Digital documents will need to be optimized so that information can be accessed by hardware and software tools used by people with disabilities.{{sfn|Barr|2010|p=103-104}}