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People with visual-impairments are not necessarily completely blind. Sometimes these people may simply have trouble reading small print. Graphical web browsers such as Netscape and Internet Explorer permit the user to increase the default font size displayed on the web. In the first example, the font is displayed at the default value used by most people. In the second example, the user has increased the default point size to make the text easier to read. Notice that the key word "meteorite" is obscured by the image.

Example 1

Illustration of old school house in North Dakota. A large meteorite from Mars destroyed this home in 1967.

**Example 1**
A large meteorite from Mars destroyed this home in 1967.

Example 2

Illustration of old school house in North Dakota. A large meteorite from Mars destroyed this home in 1967.