[WebPub] Vibrant and Exciting Websites Without Color Contrast Issues!

[David J Conlon]

One of the largest challenges of any web design are color contrast issues
for people who are color blind. Often web designs that pass through
accessibility reviews are given requirements to fix these issues to satisfy
Section 508 standards for Web Accessibility. And this problem is even more
difficult when we, the clients with no or few visual-color issues, have
fallen in love with a particular design.

A List Apart posted a great article ³Contrast is King²
<http://www.alistapart.com/articles/contrast-is-king/> by Leslie
Jensen-Inman.  

"Being colorblind doesn¹t mean not seeing color. It means seeing it
differently. If colorblindness challenges the colorblind, it also challenges
designers. Some of us think designing sites that are colorblind-friendly
means sticking with black and white, or close to it. But the opposite is
true. Using contrast effectively not only differentiates our site¹s design
from others, it¹s the essential ingredient that can make our content
accessible to every viewer, including the colorblind. By understanding
contrast, we can create websites that unabashedly revel in color."

This article provides some great tools and insights into how to create,
review, and revise colorful designs that are not only beautiful and vibrant
but also Section 508 Compliant!

A great article to check out, and if you¹re interested in more information,
read more about MIT¹s Accessibility Guidelines
<http://web.mit.edu/atic/www/accessibility/guidelines.html>  with some great
links to articles!


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David J. Conlon
Web and Database Consultant
Departmental Consulting & Application Development - Client Support Services
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