I have made a call on the wordpress.org site for a more accessible theme!
Many themes are hard for visually impaired folks to read. Not just legally blind people like me, but many older folks have it tough with all theses colorful and cluttered themes. Can someone build me a simple theme with bells and whistles but with a simple gold-on black color scheme?
Add your vote, voice or theme-writing skills to the cause!
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Hey Tim,
I just responded to your call. You can read about and download my new theme I call “Access” here:
http://wordpress.org/extend/ideas/topic.php?id=2065&replies=4#post-8155
Oops. Sent you the link to your post, rather than mine. Here’s the correct link:
http://www.bushidodesigns.net/blog/semantic-accessible-seo-friendly-wordpress-theme/
It is so cool! I am trying to do that
Greetings,
I’ve been trying to revise my websites and blogs to be more accessible. Like you, I’ve been frustrated in my attempt to locate WordPress Themes with sufficient Color Contrast.
One of the evaluation tools I use is the Colour Contrast Analyzer from juicystudio.com
Unfortunately, when I test both this site and Dean H’s site using that tool, it confirms my own experience of difficulty reading the text due to many sections lacking the necessary contrast. (NOTE: After “correction” I have “normal” vision, so perhaps my default font size is smaller than you intend.)
Could you, or other readers, clarify for me what standards you are using in evaluating sites as accessible? And any tools you use to help you in designing and evaluating sites for accessibility, including color contrast?
Thanks for all your work and any help you can provide.