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- About Colorblindness
- Demo
- Accommodations Needed
- Hidden Audiences
- Colorblindness Simulators
About Colorblindness/Color Deficiency
Although considered only a minor disability, slightly fewer than 10% of all men suffer some form of colorblindness (also called color deficiency), so this audience is very widespread. Colorblind users are unable to distinguish certain color cues, often red versus green.
Read the Color and Colorblindness page for more detailed explanation of these deficiencies and how to accommodate them.
Demo
The two images below show a color-coded menu; first as it appears to a user with normal vision, and then as it appears to a user with a visual color deficiency.
Color-Coded Menu
Viewed by Color Deficient User
Accommodations Needed
For users with colorblindess or color deficiency, it is important that color-coded information be available with another visual cue such as changes in shape, line texture or a text label. For example, in the color-coded menu above, even though the red and orange colors are muted, the user can still read the text and select an appropriate section.
Hidden Audiences for Colorblindness Accommodations
- Users with severe visual impairment, since screen readers cannot spell out color differences
- People using a black and white printer
Colorblindness Simulators
- Coblis Color Blindness Simulators–Shows how a set of colored pencils appears in different conditions
- Visicheck (Images Only)
- Color Oracle app–Free app for Windows, Mac or Linux which lets you simulate different conditions on your monitor
- Color Blindness Awareness
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