About ColorBlind.Cloud

Our Mission

ColorBlind.Cloud is dedicated to empowering individuals with color vision deficiencies (CVD) and promoting inclusivity through community-driven tools and insights. We aim to create a comprehensive platform where users can contribute to a shared understanding of color accessibility issues, find practical solutions, and connect with others who share similar experiences.

What We Offer

• Crowdsourced Color Tagging: Users can tag objects and colors in uploaded images, contributing to a crowdsourced dataset used to train our AI color recognition model.
• Contrast Rating & Accessibility Flags: Rate UIs, games, art, and real-world objects for accessibility to build a shared database of accessible designs and problem areas.
• Custom Filters by Users: Create and share custom visual filters for specific conditions or environments, benefiting those with similar profiles.
• Color Descriptions for the Community: Describe colors for those who can’t see them, tagging by context to provide valuable insights.
• Upload ‘Problem Images’: Submit images you have trouble interpreting for AI processing and community feedback.
• Color Lab: Experiment with color blindness simulations and tools for accessibility testing.

Helpful Tips for Color Accessibility

• Use sufficient contrast: Ensure text and interactive elements have a high contrast ratio against their background. WCAG recommends a contrast ratio of at least 4.5:1 for text and 3:1 for large text and graphics.
• Don't rely on color alone: Use additional visual cues, such as text labels, icons, and patterns, to convey information. Avoid relying solely on color to distinguish elements.
• Provide alternative text for images: Add descriptive alternative text to images so that users who cannot see them can understand their content.
• Use semantic HTML: Use appropriate HTML elements to structure content and provide meaning. This helps assistive technologies understand the content and present it to users in a meaningful way.
• Test with color blindness simulators: Use color blindness simulators to preview your designs and ensure that they are accessible to users with different types of color vision deficiency.

FAQ

Resources for Color Blindness

• Color Blind Awareness - A non-profit organization dedicated to raising awareness about color blindness.
• EnChroma - Offers glasses for color blindness.
• Colour Blindness - Information and resources about color blindness.
• Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) - Internationally recognized standards for web accessibility.
• Section 508 - U.S. government website providing information and resources on accessibility standards for federal agencies.

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