Re:Oh shit, my app is successful and I didn't think about ac...
by extra88 on Monday March 18, 2024 @06:13PM
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> high contrast of font to background requirement is so extreme
Extreme? The WCAG standard for text most organizations use (Level AA) is 4.5:1 with 1:1 being black-on-black and 21:1 being black-on-white (or vice versa). The higher standard (Level AAA) is only 7:1. Most people wouldn't want to read your content if everything was 7:1 or lower.
> Facebook has long resorted to using AI descriptions
Facebook didn't upload those images, their users did, Facebook isn't responsible for them having good text alternatives.
> Just like someone may need to buy a wheelchair to move around
To go along with your poor analogy, blind people have "wheelchair" equivalents, called screen readers. They're useless if don't build "ramps" that meet established building standards, websites and apps that follow established standards.
Extreme? The WCAG standard for text most organizations use (Level AA) is 4.5:1 with 1:1 being black-on-black and 21:1 being black-on-white (or vice versa). The higher standard (Level AAA) is only 7:1. Most people wouldn't want to read your content if everything was 7:1 or lower.
> Facebook has long resorted to using AI descriptions
Facebook didn't upload those images, their users did, Facebook isn't responsible for them having good text alternatives.
> Just like someone may need to buy a wheelchair to move around
To go along with your poor analogy, blind people have "wheelchair" equivalents, called screen readers. They're useless if don't build "ramps" that meet established building standards, websites and apps that follow established standards.