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An array of lit lightbulbs arranged in three rows with the bulb in the center shining brightest Blind inventions shape your world. You’re using them right now. Blind people and their advocates are incredibly resourceful, and their creations have profound impact on the entire world. In fact, you are likely using several technologies developed with and for blind people right now.
A brightly-colored blue bird on a tree branch stands in stark contrast to a background divided vertically into swaths of solid blue and black. The text 'the importance of high color contrast' is written above the bird in almost the same hue as the blue background, making the portion of the statement atop the light blue background very difficult to read. A non-techie’s guide to choosing accessible color combinations Insufficient contrast between text and background colors is the most common accessibility issue on the web. However, choosing accessible color combinations doesn't have to be difficult. Here's a step-by-step process for doing so that requires zero technical knowledge.
Venn diagram of three overlapping circles labeled Content, Context, and Purpose. Content answers What? and pairs with the preposition "of." Context answers Where? and pairs with "about." Purpose answers Why? and pairs with "for." All three circles overlap in the center on the words "alt text." Guided Alt Text Generation: fill in the blanks, get alt text that actually works "Generate alt text for this image" gets you generic mush every time. Here's the three-word prompt trick that gets AI to actually think like you do about content, purpose, and context.