Digital Disability Divide

The gap between people with and without disabilities in both access to and effective use of information and communication technologies. The term extends the broader concept of the digital divide to emphasise that merely providing connectivity or devices is insufficient when websites, applications, and services remain inaccessible to assistive-technology users. As mainstream digital experiences grow richer in visual, interactive, and AI-driven features, the digital disability divide tends to widen unless accessibility is treated as a first-class design requirement rather than a retrofit.