A total of 365 million people globally have hearing problems, and one-quarter of those (90 million) are over age 65.
If you’re designing a product that has an auditory component, be mindful that not everyone will be able to hear it. This is especially problematic if you have audio or video that’s critical to using your product.
Make sure people can control the audio levels, and consider captioning your content.
Takeaways
- Five percent of the people in the world have hearing problems, and that number increases if your target audience is older.
- Consider using captioning for your audio and video files so that text transcripts are available for people with hearing problems.
- Provide people with as much volume control as possible.