Re: test of contrast with styled form controls

Laura,
That is pretty slick. If you are using a large mouse pointer, the OS will
give you a large Not Allowed (red circle with slash) symbol. If using an
inverse mouse pointer (black mouse), the Not Allowed is a black circle with
slash. The areas within the circle are "see through" -- you can see the
content behind the circle and slash within the circle.

Another option would be to have no cursor at all
​
[disabled] {
cursor: none;
}
which i noticed immediately when trying to point at a disabled control and
the pointer disappeared.


On Thu, Nov 10, 2016 at 3:38 PM, Laura Carlson <laura.lee.carlson@gmail.com>
wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> I agree that a different tactic to convey the that the control is
> disabled may be the way to go.
>
> Besides all of Glenda an Jon's great ideas, for low vision mouse users
> maybe consider adding:
> ​​
>
> [disabled] {
> cursor: not-allowed;
> }
>
> Kindest Regards,
> Laura
>
> On 11/10/16, Jonathan Avila <jon.avila@ssbbartgroup.com> wrote:
> > Glenda, I agree. A textual explanation would be best to help users know
> what
> > to do.   Another option is to visually hide or provide instructions.
> > Another visual option I have considered are slashes similar to but
> different
> > from strikethrough.  Icons may help some but likely will not be
> understood
> > by all.  Other text effects are likely to causes reading issues.
> >
> > Jon
> >
> > Sent from my iPhone
> >
> > On Nov 10, 2016, at 3:14 PM, Glenda Sims
> > <glenda.sims@deque.com<mailto:glenda.sims@deque.com>> wrote:
> >
> > Jim,
> >
> > I'm struggling with coming up with an excellent design pattern for
> disabled
> > form controls that:
> >
> > 1)  Clearly indicates that the form control is not currently available
> > AND
> > 2)  Allows a person with low vision to see the disabled form control.
> >
> > It is a bit of a conundrum for me.  I keep wondering if the way to solve
> the
> > problem is to stop trying to do it with low contrast...and instead use a
> > visually clear indicator of "unavailable".
> >
> > For example, when selecting seats on an airplane, unavailable seats may
> be
> > clearly indicated with an "X" that everyone can see (and also with
> > alternative text that clearly conveys this visual information to a screen
> > reader).
> >
> > I'm not a designer...but I keep thinking of the classic red circle with a
> > slanted line through it to mean "no", or an "x" laid on top of something
> (or
> > beside it) or a strike through line.
> >
> > I'll be interested to see what others think/suggest.  I don't want to
> give
> > up on this problem just because there isn't an easy, obvious answer.  I
> > mean, seriously, if Apple could figure out how to make touch screens
> > accessible...surely we can come up with a creative and elegant solution
> for
> > disabled controls that makes it better for all users (says the optimistic
> > goodwitch).
> >
> > Glenda
> >
> > glenda sims    |   team a11y lead   |    deque.com<http://deque.com>
> |
> > 512.963.3773
> >
> > web for everyone. web on everything. -  w3 goals
> >
> > On Thu, Nov 10, 2016 at 1:50 PM, Jim Allan
> > <jimallan@tsbvi.edu<mailto:jimallan@tsbvi.edu>> wrote:
> > Create a page http://w3c.github.io/low-vision-SC/contrast-styled-
> forms.html
> >
> > styled the enabled form controls to have a border contrast of 4.5:1
> > styled the disabled form controls to have a border contrast of 3.0:1
> >
> > ?Note: IE 10 and FF do not allow radio button or checkbox border styling.
> > Other controls can be styled.  Webkit browsers (chrome, safari, et al)?
> > allow styling of all controls.
> >
> > What do you think? is there enough contrast between enabled and disabled
> > controls?
> >
> > please comment to me or the list. I will compile results.
> >
> > --
> > Jim Allan, Accessibility Coordinator
> > Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired
> > 1100 W. 45th St., Austin, Texas 78756
> > voice 512.206.9315<tel:512.206.9315>    fax: 512.206.9264<tel:
> 512.206.9264>
> > http://www.tsbvi.edu/
> > "We shape our tools and thereafter our tools shape us." McLuhan, 1964
> >
> >
>
>
> --
> Laura L. Carlson
>
>


-- 
Jim Allan, Accessibility Coordinator
Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired
1100 W. 45th St., Austin, Texas 78756
voice 512.206.9315    fax: 512.206.9264  http://www.tsbvi.edu/
"We shape our tools and thereafter our tools shape us." McLuhan, 1964