Digital Lens is a project out of Microsoft’s Israel Innovation Labs that allows designers and developers to get an idea of what their applications will look like to visually impaired users. This consideration might not be the first step in your testing (though it should be), but Federal sites, for example, must conform to Section 508 (1194.22), which dictates access for people with impaired vision.   I spoke with Oded Elyada, the developer of Digital Lens, by webcam this week who told me more about the project and how he came up with it.