http://boagworld.com/accessibility/accessibility-for-low-vision-users/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=accessibility-for-low-vision-users Advice on web design and digital strategy from Paul Boag Wed, 12 Jun 2013 15:10:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://boagworld.com/accessibility/accessibility-for-low-vision-users/#comment-291 Carl Grint Mon, 03 Oct 2005 13:43:30 +0000 http://wpboagworld:83/uncategorized/accessibility-for-low-vision-users#comment-291 My approach normally is to use Alterative Stylesheets to provide a range of options for the Visually Impaired.
I provide a Large Text version and a Yellow Text on Black background style sheet and a Black Text on Yellow background stylesheet to improve the contrast between text and background.
I use a simple ASP coding to provide the option to set each Stylesheet as the default using a Cookie (no Javascript) so that the site remembers the visitors choice the next time and throughout the site.
I still find the way Browsers provide Alterative Stylesheets a bit hit and miss, so although I do add each stylesheet in as an Alterative, I do think more people use the Links I provide on the Home and Help pages to chose these Alt stylesheets rather then using the browser itself.

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