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Re: Example of poor website colors for accessibility

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From: Jablonski, James (LNI)
Date: Apr 5, 2012 10:45AM

Hey Tim,
As a sited support guy, I was told by one of my blind customers that I
had a visual impairment and that was the reason I was having some
difficulty providing that session's customer support. She walked me
through the problem with a screen reader and only then powered on the
monitor so I could see what I needed to perceive. She referred to the
monitor as an assistive technology that some people need. It was a
delightful and most excellent lesson for me! I think these perceptual
reversals are a good and healthy thing.