The Accessibility Minute
Short, weekly insights into building a more inclusive web.
Episode 4: Color Me Accessible
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Host: Welcome to The Accessibility Minute! I am your host Alx Sanchez, and today we are building better documents.
We all love a beautifully branded, colorful document. But here is the rule: color is not used as the only visual means of conveying information, indicating an action, prompting a response, or distinguishing a visual element. If you highlight required form fields only in red, or use only a green line on a chart to show profits, someone who is colorblind might completely miss that critical information. Always pair your color coding with another visual cue. You can ensure that additional visual cues are available when text color differences are used to convey information.
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That is your Accessibility Minute! Remember, true inclusion starts with proper structure. See you next week!
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