The article discusses a tool designed to enhance understanding of how color contrast affects those with visual impairments. It emphasizes the need for accessibility beyond the basics outlined in the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG). The author aims to humanize the impact of color contrast grading, using data from reputable sources on visual impairments. The tool incorporates analytical plugins to assess color combinations and provides simulations for various visual impairments to help people grasp which combinations could cause strain. The approach aims at reducing restrictions for those impacted by these conditions.
It's a tool that brings attention and understanding to how color contrast can affect different people with visual impairments.
The standard grading system is a great start, but I thought I'd try to humanize the people who are affected by the different grades.
A fail simply means that the color combination offers some visual strain to the person seeing it and should be avoided if possible.
For cataracts, glaucoma, low vision, and the situational events I've personally created simulations to help identify their rating.
#accessibility #color-contrast #visual-impairments #web-content-accessibility-guidelines #humanization-of-data
Collection
[
|
...
]