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Re: Interesting cause: http://contrastrebellion.com

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From: Jared Smith
Date: Jul 28, 2011 8:42AM

On Thu, Jul 28, 2011 at 12:36 AM, John Foliot < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:

> I long ago saw an actual study result that showed that slightly lower
> contrast actually helped with some dyslexic users.

This introduces some interesting questions. High contrast is the
default for... well, everything. Chances are that 99% of you are
reading this text in high contrast black on white. Should there be a
burden on developers to deviate from something that is the norm to
account for this relatively rare situation?

I'm not arguing that these users should be ignored because they might
be few in number, but I am suggesting that the burden here should
probably be on the end user, who can relatively easily decrease
contrast. On my Mac, I can tap the contrast button down a couple
times. Increasing or reversing contrast, on the other hand, is a bit
more difficult.

Jared