The availability of electronic information resources for persons with impaired vision

In the modern world the ability to access various information resources largely determines the quality of life. The availability of electronic information resources for different categories of citizens are not the same. The most disadvantaged in the constitutional rights to the collection and use of information is a category of users with severe vision impairments. The article analyzes a number of normative legal acts of the Russian Federation governing this issue. Provides a General assessment of the information environment in the context of its accessibility for users with visual impairments. We considered two approaches to solving this problem existing in the world. The conclusion about the applicability of these approaches in practice in the modern state of Russian law and civil society.