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Ten Rules To Be More Inclusive of Those Who are Colourblind
In one of our previous posts, we started discussing a certain number of personas that made their way into my upcoming book, “The Inclusive speaker: How to truly connect with ALL of your audience without leaving anyone behind”. One of those personas was Nick, an audience member who is colourblind.
This persona hits pretty close to home, as I am someone who also lives with colour perception deficiency. If you’ve read my latest interview, where I played both the role of the interviewer and the interviewee, I shared a little bit about that particular characteristic of mine, and how it affects my experience attending live, in-person, or virtual events on a daily basis. What I didn’t share in that interview is that it also affects other aspects of my life, and my experience using the web is certainly one of those ways in which colourblindness impacts me. This is something I mean to share more about in future posts.
The Colorblind Accessibility Manifesto
This week, I was reminded of a resource I stumbled upon about a year or two ago, and this week, I’d like to dedicate this post to sharing that resource with you. I’m talking about the Colorblind Accessibility Manifesto, created by Federico Monaco, an Italian digital designer who, you guessed it, happens to be colourblind as…
