Re: Please vote on proposed WCAG 2.1 SC for Color Contrast of User Interface Components

Alastair,

I am exploring research now at
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contrast_(vision)#Contrast_sensitivity

Talk soon :)
g

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On Tue, Jun 13, 2017 at 3:18 AM, Alastair Campbell <acampbell@nomensa.com>
wrote:

> Hi Glenda,
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> Thanks for that, I was digging around for the correct link this morning.
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> There is one question I’m not sure was resolved which affects the general
> graphics contrast one as well. I asked here a while back but then didn’t
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> Logically (but without research) it seems that reading text is a harder
> task (visually and cognitively) than perceiving whether a line or box is
> there.
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> Is there any research that indicates either:
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> -          it is as difficult, or
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> -          it isn’t as difficult by X factor of difference.
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> I’m guessing no one has tried to research this aspect?
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> That’s the hardest question on the graphics contrast from the feedback, as
> the original WCAG 1.0/2.0 research was all for text.
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> Cheers,
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> -Alastair
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> *From: *Glenda Sims <glenda.sims@deque.com>
> *Date: *Monday, 12 June 2017 at 17:26
> *To: *LVTF - low-vision-a11y <public-low-vision-a11y-tf@w3.org>
> *Subject: *Please vote on proposed WCAG 2.1 SC for Color Contrast of User
> Interface Components
> *Resent-From: *LVTF - low-vision-a11y <public-low-vision-a11y-tf@w3.org>
> *Resent-Date: *Monday, 12 June 2017 at 17:27
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> Dear LVTF,
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> We have a proposed SC up on the AGWG call on Tuesday.  it is:
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>    - User Interface Component Contrast (Minimum)
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> Please enter your vote in the open survey!
> https://www.w3.org/2002/09/wbs/35422/Top3_18Apr2017/
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> Thanks tons,
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> Glenda
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