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From: L Snider
Date: May 27, 2016 2:28PM

Hi Mike,

Yep, I saw that and the icons I mentioned too. I just came from analyzing a
vendor product that used red and green without anything else, so I was a
bit more sensitive to it than normal! I guess for me red and green haven't
worked for 'good' and 'bad', even though others may think they are fine.

Cheers

Lisa

On Fri, May 27, 2016 at 2:59 PM, Moore,Michael (Accessibility) (HHSC) <
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> They also use text (accessible/inaccessible) to describe each option so
> the use of color is an enhancement for people who can perceive the color
> but is not used to be the only sourced of identification.
>
> Mike Moore
> Accessibility Coordinator
> Texas Health and Human Services Commission
> Civil Rights Office
> (512) 438-3431 (Office)
>
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> I really like the WAI example, thanks. My only question is, why did they
> use red and green at the top to show inaccessible and accessible? I see
> they have little icons that show you which one you are on, but colour blind
> people won't see the difference. Sorry to be a bit off topic, I was just
> surprised to see this...
>
> Cheers
>
> Lisa
>
> On Fri, May 27, 2016 at 12:18 PM, Jennifer Sutton < <EMAIL REMOVED> >
> wrote:
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> > You could also use WAI's Before and After Demonstration:
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> > http://www.w3.org/WAI/demos/bad/
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