Posts Tagged ‘ contrast ’

Some flotsam from the TwitterSea:via GrayBit v2.0 is a Grayscale Conversion Contrast Accessibility Tool. Basically, it converts a web page to grayscale so you can see how much (or little) contrast is in the page design. Contrast is important for readability, a key accessibility for the visually impaired. What’s GrayBit Do? GrayBit is an...
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The Cost of Ink or Why History Trumps Common Sense Open up Microsoft Word or most web sites and the type is laid out in black against a white background like most books or newspapers. Like most books or newspapers? Why? Dark ink on white pages made more sense than white ink on dyed...
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As seen on the Talking Books Librarian, the American Foundation for the Blind’ is conducting a Survey on Small Screen Visual Displays at http://www.afb.org/Section.asp?Mode=Survey&SurveyID=101. Taken from the website: AFB TECH, the technology arm of the American Foundation for the Blind, is currently working to establish standards to improve the readability of small screen visual...
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While shooting the women’s basketball game last week (see Wildcats v. Falcons in the Paper), I took of few pictures of the cheerleading squads. Despite not having thrown enough light their way, several shots came out reasonably well. This one above is the best of the cheerleader series. It is popular on Flickr as...
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Last week, Google announced that its Book Search would be available for iPhone and other mobile device users. I like to read, so I thought I would see how it works and how accessible it is. I looked at another e-book reader, Stanza, in an earlier post, so I will look at the differences....
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Scanning through the Personal Tech section of the Times, I bumped into an interesting tidbit, “Tip of the Week – Turn Your iPhone Into an e-Book – NYTimes.com“. I have an iPod Touch (the iPhone sans phone), so I ws intrigued, though remaining skeptical, by this tip. I just downloaded the app, Stanza, to...
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Most of the ways people find this blog is through web searches. One of the most popular search terms that bring visitors here is “high contrast cell phones” that directs them to this post. Surprisingly, to me anyway, this is the first entry that Google lists for this search term. However, my post is...
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I had a response form Verizon (who obviously did not read my initial message carefully) which just blew me off. Here is the response and my response: As I said in the original message, I had difficulty testing each phone in the store. First, the store’s inventory did not match the online store’s inventory....
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I am looking at getting a new cell phone. I don’t need a fully voice-controlled, phone, but I would like one where the text is large and easy to read. I am having a hard time finding one. Companies do not advertise high contrast text settings, even if they have them. My wife and...
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You can set Internet Explorer, known as IE, to use specific colors as well. In the Tools menu, select Internet Options. When you click on Colors, you will see this window. I recommend checking the Use Windows Colors box, but you can also specify your own color choices. Since I have set Windows to...
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Adobe Reader 7.0 allows users to change the coloers used to display PDF files. If you go to the Edit menu and select Preferences, you will see a new indow with a list of options on the left. Select Accessibility and you will see the following window. Check the Replace Document Colors box and...
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Rather than sharing a particular software trick in this post, I will share some wisdom from one of my eye doctors, Gerald Friedman. First, let me point out the obvious (something so obvious I could not find it discussed anywhere online). The better the contrast is, the easier it is on the eye. Finding...
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