week 6 Flashcards
(5 cards)
Accessibility – Key Considerations
Screen readers: Visual designs shouldn’t exclude people using screen readers.
Color use: Avoid color combinations that are hard for people with low vision or color blindness to distinguish.
Keyboard access: Ensure all interactive parts (like buttons or menus) can be used with just a keyboard
color blindness most common issues with
red-green (deuteranomaly & protanomaly)
blue-yellow (tritanomaly)
If you do need multiple colors, the safest choice is to mix
blue with orange
or red and orange
optimizing for screen readers
provide alt text for images
provide data tables
‘Menacing red arrows’
Visual cues (like arrows on maps, charts, or diagrams) colored red to indicate danger, threat, or urgency.