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Re: question regarding WAVE, color contrast and color difference

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From: Howard Kramer
Date: Oct 17, 2015 6:42PM

Thanks James.

-Howard

On Sat, Oct 17, 2015 at 6:22 PM, James Nurthen < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:

> There is only 1 real contrast error on that page - the placeholder text in
> the search box does not meet the 4.5:1 ratio. Many contrast checkers miss
> this one.
>
> The other error that tools will find is the "Our Sponsors" text which is
> provided as a header for screen reader users and is not shown visually on
> the page. Many tools will still report this text as it is very difficult to
> determine automatically that it is not actually visible.
>
> Regards,
> James
>
> On Sat, Oct 17, 2015 at 12:01 PM, Howard Kramer < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:
>
> > Hello All:
> >
> > This may be a question best answered by Jared or Jonathan but I welcome
> any
> > other input.
> >
> > I used the WAVE tool <http://wave.webaim.org/>; to check the Accessing
> > Higher Ground home page <http://accessinghigherground.org/>; and found 2
> > low
> > contrast flags under the "style" tab (or with styles active) but none
> under
> > the "contrast" tab. Does this mean that there's a setting in my css that
> > stipulates low contrast but it is not used on the page?
> >
> > Also, I ran the Juicy Studios Contrast Analyzer and found 1 color
> contrast
> > issue (this also seems to be a case of a css color setting that does not
> > actually appear on the page) but a number of color difference issues. The
> > latter is not specified in WCAG 2.0 as far as I can tell. How concerned
> > should I be regarding color difference?
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Howard
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> > Howard Kramer
> > Conference Coordinator
> > Accessing Higher Ground
> > 303-492-8672
> > cell: 720-351-8668
> >
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> > 2015.
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> >
> >
> >
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--
Howard Kramer
Conference Coordinator
Accessing Higher Ground
303-492-8672
cell: 720-351-8668

Join us for the *Accessing Higher Ground Conference
<http://accessinghigherground.org/>;* in Denver, Colorado, Nov 16-20, 2015.
Complete Attendee, Exhibitor, Hotel, and Registration materials are
available now.



Complete program information and registration is open for our full line-up
of webinars, *AHEADtoYOU!
<http://ahead.org/learn/virtual-learning/webinars>;* And the *Technology
Access Series <http://ahead.org/learn/virtual-learning/at_webinars_15_16>;*.
Site capacities for all webinar events is limited; please register at your
earliest convenience for the largest selection.



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<http://ahead.org/join/become-a-member>;*