Why accessibility is important
Colour contrast between text and background is important on web pages. It affects some people’s ability to perceive the information (in other words to be able to receive the information visually). The human eye and brain is very good at distinguishing shapes, patterns and colours generally, but for a significant number of people there can be difficulties distinguishing some shades, or some colours.
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There is a great blog post on the Dos and Don’ts on designing for Accessibility.
How iShare meets current guidelines
The current minimum government accessibility requirement for digital services is to meet level AA of the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.1).
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