Identifying images in the biology literature that are problematic for people with a color-vision deficiency
Harlan P. Stevens,
Carly V. Winegar,
Arwen F. Oakley
et al.
Abstract:To help maximize the impact of scientific journal articles, authors must ensure that article figures are accessible to people with color-vision deficiencies. Up to 8% of males and 0.5% of females experience a color-vision deficiency. For deuteranopia, the most common color-vision deficiency, we evaluated images published in biology-oriented research articles between 2012 and 2022. Out of 66,253 images, 56,816 (85.6%) included at least one color contrast that could be problematic for people with moderate-to-sev… Show more
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