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Re: color change button?

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From: Tomlins Diane
Date: Sep 28, 2017 8:01AM

> On 27/09/2017 23:11, Beattie, Allan wrote:
>" As Eric Meyer says, this kind of thing makes me scream internally into the void."

Allan, love that quote - that is EXACTLY how I felt when I heard this person's objections!
>" yes: style switchers were all the rage about 15 years ago." -- Forgot about those... ancient history!

> - the default colour scheme is accessible, with the marketing-friendly version behind the toggle.
> That way, they get what they asked for, and everyone wins :)

I like that idea, unfortunately, I have to agree with Patrick, it is highly unlikely they will never agree with that approach. The whole problem is that their default color scheme is NOT accessible.

Karl, agree 100%!
>.. healthcare brand should be focused on helping people rather than the aesthetics, so changing brand colours shouldn't be a big deal. That said, some >designers and marketers are more obsessed with "beauty" and forget that if it's not usable, it's not beautiful.

My questions to this person suggesting the style switcher is: 'are people coming to your websites because they are pretty.. or are they looking for information and healthcare services??? Do you really think the colors are the first thing on their minds??' Of course, the answer to both is NO!

To Jeremy's point - I do wear glasses, but at my age (I'm a Boomer), I already notice a change in perception of color contrast due to aging. Our UX team has made changes to fonts and font sizes so that we are not using thin fonts and that we're using a minimum size of 16px.

I really think our best approach here is the discrimination piece, the possibility of legal action. It needs to be compliant to begin with.

Thanks!

Diane R Tomlins
HCA IT&S | Digital Media
Accessibility SME