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Understanding Color Contrast for Accessibility - Learn With Jason

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Dive into a comprehensive 1-hour 28-minute video tutorial on color contrast for web accessibility featuring Todd Libby on Learn With Jason. Explore the crucial importance of proper color contrast in ensuring content readability and usability. Learn practical techniques for selecting appropriate colors, understand the impact of poor contrast on users with visual impairments, and discover valuable tools for checking and improving contrast ratios. Gain insights into industry accessibility standards, common pitfalls, and best practices. Access a wealth of resources including contrast checkers, WCAG guidelines, and browser extensions to enhance your accessibility skills. Benefit from Todd's expertise in design sensibility, technical considerations, and advocacy for incremental improvements in web accessibility.

Syllabus

Intro
Todds background
Why is accessibility important
Migraine headaches
Todd Libby
Design sensibility
Light halos
Text selection color
Suggested color
Accessibility in the industry
Technical debt
Devtools wont help
Advocacy
Incremental gains
Accessibility overlays

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