Colorado COM455 Web Accessibility for the Visually Impaired

COM 455 Colorado State Web Accessibility for the Visually Impaired Paper

For this assignment, use the internet to research tips on designing for people who have visual impairments, such as color blindness. Choose a visual from a document or website to evaluate based on guidelines you have discovered. Then, include answers to the following questions in your overall research report:

• For the visual example, what works well regarding meeting the needs of those viewers with visual impairments?
• What suggestions would you have for revising the design to be more effective for this audience?

Requirements:

• Support your analysis and discussion with research from at least three scholarly sources. (You may use the course readings, in addition to other sources found through your research efforts, but citing course readings will not fulfill this requirement.)
• Course Readings: Required
  • Chapters 7 & 8 in Strategies for Technical Communication in the Workplace

  Recommended

  • Marill, J. L., Miller, N., & Kitendaugh, P. (2006). The MedlinePlus public user interface: Studies of design challenges and opportunities. Journal of The Medical Library Association, 94(1), 30-40.
  • Usunier, J., & Roulin, N. (2010). The influence of high- and low-context communication styles on the design, content, and language of business-to-business websites. Journal of Business Communication, 47(2), 189-227.
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• You may write a paper or create a presentation:
  • If you choose to write a paper, it should be 4-5 pages in length, not counting the required title and reference pages.
  • If you choose to do a slide presentation, it must comprise 8-10 slides, not counting the required title slide, reference slide(s), and speaker/lecture notes for each slide. You may use PowerPoint or an internet-based presentation tool, such as Prezi (Links to an external site.) or Google Presentation (Links to an external site.). If you use an internet tool, be sure to include the URL for your presentation. Paste the URL into a Word document and upload it with your presentation.
  • Your paper/presentation must be formatted according to the CSU-Global Guide to Writing and APA Requirements. (Links to an external site.) You can find additional helpful guidelines on creating presentations in the CSU-Global Library.