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From: L Snider
Date: May 27, 2016 2:31PM

Hi Teresa,

Yes, they did use multiple things there for sure. I guess I never liked
green/red for do/don't or good/bad. It is a personal preference thing. I
know why they used those colours, but I stay away from that combination in
general.

Cheers

Lisa

On Fri, May 27, 2016 at 3:00 PM, Teresa Haven < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:

> Hi, Lisa. I think their point was to use multiple means of
> representation: they don't only use color, they use color as one of several
> means of getting the point across, since for some people color is very fast
> and intuitive. For folks who can't perceive the color differences, they
> still have other indicators (such as the words "accessible" and
> "inaccessible") so nobody is being denied access, they're just trying to
> make it better for a broad array of users.
>
> Hope this helps,
> Teresa
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> Teresa Haven, Ph.D.
> Accessibility Analyst, Northern Arizona University
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