Text contrasts are a key point for website accessibility. They ensure maximum readability for people with permanent vision impairments (vision impairment, etc.), temporary impairment (fatigue, poor screen quality, etc.)… and all other people.

Nous reproduisons ici un entretien donné par Élie Sloïm destiné au « portfolio des talents numériques » de la Ville de Bordeaux, avec leur aimable autorisation. Les questions sont posées par Antoine Bidegain.

Accessibility practices will soon need to be deeply redefined. We propose here an innovative method, far from the classical sanction-evaluation at the end of the process, that involves progressive improvement all along a project’s lifecycle.

A thorough accessibility audit is frequent in the process of improving a website’s accessibility. Such an approach usually begins with an advancement observation. Sadly, producing a thorough accessibility audit takes time and money. In some cases, this way of thinking is amply justified, yet in other situations that we will talk about below, it’s not the best solution. It may be time to invent new methods to improve the accessibility of websites. We will define it as “agile accessibility”.

Les contrastes de textes sont un élément essentiel d’accessibilité des sites internet. Un choix judicieux permet de garantir une lisibilité maximale aux personnes ayant un handicap visuel permanent (déficience visuelle, etc.), temporaire (fatigue, écran de mauvaise qualité, etc.)… et toutes les autres.