A presentation at BarCamp Philly 2020 by Todd Libby
A talk about the current state of color contrast on the web and a walkthrough why designers and developers should practice accessibility.
The following resources were mentioned during the presentation or are useful additional information.
An annual accessibility analysis of the top 1,000,000 home pages.
Key facts, definitions, and information on blindness and visual impairment.
This contrast checker attempts to visually demonstrate how readable color combinations are, for normal, italic, bold, or bold italic text of various sizes and font styles.
It’s a tool that brings attention and understanding to how color contrast can affect different people with visual impairments.
This tool is built for designers and developers to test color contrast compliance with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) as set forth by the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C). These calculations are based on the formulas specified by the W3C.
This tool is built for designers and developers to test color contrast compliance with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) as set forth by the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C). These calculations are based on the formulas specified by the W3C.
Another contrast checker from WebAIM to test color compliance with the W3C Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG).
The WAVE Chrome and Firefox extensions allows you to evaluate web content for accessibility issues directly within Chrome and Firefox browsers.
Accessibility checker for WCAG 2 and Section 508 accessibility. Find accessibility defects on your website or web application by using the axe extension.
Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1 covers a wide range of recommendations for making Web content more accessible.
The intent of this Success Criterion is to provide enough contrast between text and its background so that it can be read by people with moderately low vision (who do not use contrast-enhancing assistive technology).
Sufficient and Advisory Techniques on how to meet WCAG 2.0 Visual Contrast requirements.
Jeffrey Zeldman, on Blue Beanie Day.
Report of the Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression.
A11y is a right. NOT a privilege. T-shirt over at Cotton Bureau for sale to promote accessibility all over the world and the internet.