- From: Patrick H. Lauke <redux@splintered.co.uk>
- Date: Tue, 18 Apr 2023 07:13:49 +0000
- To: "WAI Interest Group discussion list" <w3c-wai-ig@w3.org>
Generally, I treat emojis, ASCII art, etc as graphical objects, and evaluate against 1.4.11 Non-text Contrast -- Patrick H. Lauke https://www.splintered.co.uk/ / https://github.com/patrickhlauke / https://codepen.io/patrickhlauke https://flickr.com/photos/redux/ / https://www.deviantart.com/redux https://mastodon.social/@patrick_h_lauke ------ Original Message ------ From "Phill Jenkins" <pjenkins@us.ibm.com> To "WAI Interest Group discussion list" <w3c-wai-ig@w3.org> Date 17/04/2023 19:30:29 Subject Emojis and ASCII art requirement for contrast too? >WCAG 1.1 does seem to apply to emojis, emoticons, ASCII art, and >leetspeak: > > (see https://www.w3.org/WAI/WCAG21/Techniques/html/H86 ><https://www.w3.org/WAI/WCAG21/Techniques/html/H86> Providing text >alternatives for emojis, emoticons, ASCII art, and leetspeak) > > > >However, my question is, does WCAG apply the contrast requirements as >well? > >Should a person with low-vision or color-blind also be able to perceive >emojis, ASCII art, etc.? > > (see >https://www.w3.org/WAI/WCAG21/Understanding/contrast-minimum ><https://www.w3.org/WAI/WCAG21/Understanding/contrast-minimum> “emoji” >is not listed) > > text: sequence of characters that can be programmatically >determined ><https://www.w3.org/WAI/WCAG21/Understanding/contrast-minimum#dfn-programmatically-determined>, >where the sequence is expressing something in human language ><https://www.w3.org/WAI/WCAG21/Understanding/contrast-minimum#dfn-human-language> > > human language: language that is spoken, written or signed >(through visual or tactile means) to communicate with humans > > image of text: text that has been rendered in a non-text >form (e.g., an image) in order to achieve a particular visual effect. > > Note: This does not include text ><https://www.w3.org/WAI/WCAG21/Understanding/contrast-minimum#dfn-text> >that is part of a picture that contains significant other visual >content. > >e.g. A person's name on a nametag in a photograph. > > > >For example, the following string should have an alternative, but >should it also have minimum contrast, or does minimum only apply to >human-readable text characters? > >¯\_(ツ)_/¯ > > > >If it was the working group’s intent to also include emojis, emoticons, >etc. should this be added to an erratum? > > > >Some references to consider that seem to interpret that emojis, >emoticons, and ASCII art should have minimum contrast: > > > >Minnesota IT Services > >Say It With a Face > >Accessible Communications with Emojis and Emoticons > >Color Contrast: If the emoticon or emoji is used in place of text, >select ones that have good color contrast. >https://mn.gov/mnit/about-mnit/accessibility/news/?id=38-436147 > > > > > >Ability Net > >Four ways to make emojis accessible > >3.Remember to test emoji visibility in both dark and light modes > > >https://abilitynet.org.uk/news-blogs/four-ways-make-emojis-accessible ><https://abilitynet.org.uk/news-blogs/four-ways-make-emojis-accessible> > > > > > >Regards, > >Phill Jenkins > >Accessibility Executive, IBM Design > >Equal Access toolkit and accessibility checker at ibm.com/able/ ><https://www.ibm.com/able/> > >linkedin.com/in/philljenkins/ ><https://www.linkedin.com/in/philljenkins/> > >“Without accessibility, there is no diversity and inclusion” > > >
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