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Re: Color Contrast Workaround?

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From: Jonathan Avila
Date: Sep 19, 2014 4:34PM

> >Section 508 had some leeway when it came to color combinations with
1194.21(b), essentially asking that applications respect user settings.

At this point many Federal agencies are testing for/requiring contrast requirements from WCAG 2 Level AA. The baseline recommended by the CIO Council's accessibility committee has included this contrast requirement and the Section 508 refresh will almost certainly be going this route hopefully in addition to requiring operating system control over display options. Agencies have always had the ability to define procurement requirements around Section 508 -- getting them to be consistent and transparent, however, has been a challenge.

Jonathan