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| Subject: | RE: GISList: Re: Section 508 Question - Visual disabilities and m
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| Date: |
08/16/2001 08:32:25 AM |
| From: |
Henni, Paul HO |
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Hi all - a parallel discussion has been going on on
WEB-SUPPORT@JISCMAIL.AC.UK - see below
Paul
Paul Henni
phoh@bgs.ac.uk
http://www.gsrg.nmh.ac.uk/
Earthquake and Forensic Seismology & Geomagnetism Programme, British
Geological Survey, Murchison House, West Mains Road, Edinburgh, EH9 3LA,
Scotland, UK
telephone +44 131 650 0275 [direct line\
fax +44 131 667 1877
BGS web site - http://www.bgs.ac.uk/
-----Original Message-----
From: ian.usher@HERTSCC.GOV.UK [mailto:ian.usher@HERTSCC.GOV.UK\
Sent: 15 August 2001 12:52
To: WEB-SUPPORT@JISCMAIL.AC.UK
Subject: an eye opener on accessibility
(if you'll pardon the pun)
Hello...
for anyone's info, having just started (a bit late in the redesign process
but better late than never) to consider colour-blindness issues with
respect to our colour choices for text and images, Visicheck now have a URL
engine which will simulate a given web page (not inc. CSS, Flash or certain
javascript behaviours) as seen by a 'standard' ("deuteranope") colour-blind
user. Their Photoshop plugin or downloadable Java applet simulates two
other types as well. As it's free it's definitely worth a look... compare
the evil and soon-to-be-replaced http://www.thegrid.org.uk/ with the
evil-in-a-different-way http://64.81.70.149/uploads/99787492513465/
One interesting aspect about the use of CSS from reading around the subject
is that removing underlines from links is often a good way of hiding them
from some colour blind users... I'm sure some of you know much more about
this sort of issue, but for me it's very useful.
http://vischeck.com
http://vischeck.com/vischeckURL.php3
cheers!
ian.
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Ian Usher
Web Editor, The Hertfordshire Grid for Learning
[w\www.thegrid.org.uk
[e1\ian.usher@hertscc.gov.uk
[e2\ian_usher@yahoo.co.uk
[t\01582 830334
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