“Accessibility refers to the design of products, environments, and services that ensures they can be used by everyone, including people with disabilities. This concept encompasses a wide range of considerations, including physical access to buildings, usability of websites and apps, and the availability of resources like captions or audio descriptions. The goal is to remove barriers so that all individuals, regardless of their abilities, can participate fully in society and access information, opportunities, and experiences”(ChatGPT).
Example that does not meet accessibility standards:
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Mauris ullamcorper varius porta. Morbi volutpat sodales eros at luctus. Pellentesque finibus, risus et venenatis ornare, dolor turpis aliquet ipsum, vel tristique elit mi mattis ante. Nunc et diam fringilla, aliquam felis in, aliquet lacus. Vivamus efficitur, massa non porttitor facilisis, nisi risus bibendum tortor, at sodales lacus tellus nec magna. Nulla quis felis at diam convallis mattis. Etiam sit amet ullamcorper eros. Mauris tincidunt lectus et lorem placerat, et hendrerit metus pretium. Proin tempus varius libero at dictum. Proin vitae lacinia tortor, iaculis tincidunt justo. Phasellus quis dui risus. Mauris sed.
Example that does meet accessibility standards:
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Mauris ullamcorper varius porta. Morbi volutpat sodales eros at luctus. Pellentesque finibus, risus et venenatis ornare, dolor turpis aliquet ipsum, vel tristique elit mi mattis ante. Nunc et diam fringilla, aliquam felis in, aliquet lacus. Vivamus efficitur, massa non porttitor facilisis, nisi risus bibendum tortor, at sodales lacus tellus nec magna. Nulla quis felis at diam convallis mattis. Etiam sit amet ullamcorper eros. Mauris tincidunt lectus et lorem placerat, et hendrerit metus pretium. Proin tempus varius libero at dictum. Proin vitae lacinia tortor, iaculis tincidunt justo. Phasellus quis dui risus. Mauris sed.
My first example did not meet accessibility standards because the color of the text is too similar to the color of the background making the text difficult to read. There is not enough contrast between the color yellow and the color white which has a contrast ratio of 1.08:1
My second example did meet accessibility standards because the text is black on a white background which has a contrast ratio of 21.00:1.