Anything shown with color, like right and wrong answers, required fields, or status, is also shown with text, a symbol, or a pattern.
Why it matters
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women have some form of color vision deficiency. If green means correct and red means wrong, and nothing else does, those learners can’t read their results.
What passing looks like
- Feedback says Correct or Not quite, not just green or red.
- Charts use labels or patterns as well as colors.
- Instructions don’t point to “the red items” without another cue.
- Links in text are underlined or otherwise marked.
Example
Items in red are overdue.
The problem: Learners who can’t tell red from other colors miss the status.
Overdue items are labeled Overdue and shown in red.
What Pedagrade can’t tell
Pedagrade reads your course’s text and storyboard. It is not a technical scan of the built course. Before launch, pair it with a tool like WAVE or axe and a quick keyboard test.
This check is covered by Pedagrade’s published accuracy tests. See the accuracy report.
Learn more
- W3C, Understanding Success Criterion 1.4.1: Use of Color
- Pedagrade guide: WCAG checklist for e-learning
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