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Re: Contrast checker for Firefox?

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From: Lynn Holdsworth
Date: Feb 5, 2015 12:01PM

Jared, a tool that checks the manipulated DOM is just what I need.
Very much looking forward to this update.

Birkir, yes please, I'd really appreciate some info on setting up and
using FireEyes, so I'll be hassling you off list.

Thanks a lot guys.

On 05/02/2015, Birkir R. Gunnarsson < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:
> Jared
>
> Exciting news.
> Hope you will do tests with screen reader users to ensure that these
> tools are accessible.
> Lynn, FireEyes's color contrast checking is actually one of the best
> ones for screen reader users, once set up. The set up takes a little
> bit of work.
> You can run a color contrast check specifically, and you will get
> information that enables you to pinpoint the spots in the dom where
> color contrast issues are identified.
>
> No tool is perfect, and color contrast checking for a blind expert is
> always a challenge, it has to be said, but this really gets me most of
> the way there.
> If you want help testing with, or setting up FireEyes, just contact me
> off-list.
> Thanks
> -B
>
> On 2/5/15, Jared Smith < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:
>> Lynn -
>>
>> WAVE (http://wave.webaim.org/) does contrast checking online with the
>> rendered DOM (as rendered at page load). A near-future update will
>> allow full DOM manipulation (even after page load) and real-time
>> evaluation of dynamic elements.
>>
>> We're also working on an update to the Firefox extension to provide
>> this functionality, but there's a nasty Firefox bug
>> (https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=792479, if you'd like to
>> go vote for it) that is making the updates impossible.
>>
>> Jared
>> >> >> >>
>
>
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