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Accessibility: Using size and color

Accessibility: Using size and color

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Accessibility: Using size and color

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- [Instructor] In this video, we will examine accessibility in exploring ways to use size and color effectively on the web. Accessibility in web design is all about making sure you design your website to be accessible and usable to the widest possible audience, regardless of ability or disability. This includes people who are physically and visually impaired, and may be accessing the web using some kind of browser assistive device. As a result, this demographic requires special consideration when it comes to design. Several demographic groups fall under the accessibility umbrella, each requiring slightly different design solutions involving size and color. Whether you're designing for a horizontal market or a vertical market, the size and colors you choose can make a big difference. In case you don't know what those terms mean, a vertical market is a market in which a vendor offers services or products that are specific to a particular profession, industry, or group with specialized…

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