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An ADA issue with PowerPoint presentations

Discover the impact of color blindness on PowerPoint presentations and learn how to make slides more visible for individuals with red-green color blindness. Tips include avoiding the use of red, using primary colors, contrasting colors, and large font sizes.

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An ADA issue with PowerPoint presentations

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  1. An ADA issue with PowerPoint presentations George Starkschall, PhD

  2. Color blindness • Approximately 5-8% of males and 0.5% of females are color blind • Color blind people may have difficulty in reading presentations

  3. Red-green color blindness • A person who is red-green color blind may not be able to read this slide.

  4. How to make slides more visible • Do not use red. Red-green color blindness is the most common form • Use primary colors • Do not use pastel shades • Use contrasting colors • Use large size font (This is 32-point)

  5. How to make slides more visible • Do not refer to items by their color • Not “The red dot” but “The dot on the left” • Do not use color to highlight a point • Use underlining or italics

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