[Bug 37603] Re: Ensure that foreground and background color combinations provide sufficient contrast when viewed by someone having color deficits

[Henrik Nilsen Omma]

Troy,

I'm glad to see that you are applying yourself to the complex issues
accessibility. The hotkeys you describe can be very useful in certain
situations and are a key part of this spec:
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Accessibility/Specs/ColorFilters aimed at
improving clarity for the colour blind.

You are of course right that the is no such thing as as "universal
access" and there never can be. However it is still that myth we must
stretch toward and always measure ourselves against because it is the
only right thing to do. If we don't aim to constantly improve inclusion
and access we will gradually slip into the dark ages. Who exactly is
your "target audience" and why do they not include the visually
impaired? There are a great deal many more visually impaired people in
the world than there are desktop Linux users.

That said, I don't think this bug report is the right place to debate
ubuntu's overall design philosophy or who our target audience should be.
So I will stop here. Troy, if you want to want to start a wiki page or a
mailing list thread where you make a case for why we should focus our
efforts only on users with good vision I will be happy to debate it
further with you there.

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Ensure that foreground and background color combinations provide sufficient contrast when viewed by someone having color deficits
https://launchpad.net/bugs/37603