When you're aware that high contrast can exacerbate and trigger scoptic sensitivity reactions in those with dyslexia, that page takes on a different tone.
Okay, so should I have to provide a screen reader download with my website as well? If you have a condition that between 5 - 17% of the world has[1] then you should be responsible for setting up your own environment (possibly with the help of your OS) the way it works for you.
You want a huge portion of the world, most of whom not knowing how, to override your stylesheet because you can't be bothered to take five seconds to ease up on contrast (or even consider it)? Please tell me you're joking.
>You want a huge portion of the world, most of whom not knowing how, to override your stylesheet because you can't be bothered to take five seconds to ease up on contrast (or even consider it)?
No, but given the way that the web and browsers are designed, along with the way that my site is designed the option is there for people that want to take it. Again, should I have to provide a link to a spoken version of my website in case somebody who is blind doesn't have a screen reader installed?
ADA is about making things accessible. So long as somebody can, with reasonable accommodation, access my website (for example, my design being simple and trivially overridable with user styles) then I'm accessible. If someone with dyslexia cannot handle the contrast levels of my site because a small minority of dyslexic users have their dyslexia triggered by that amount of contract then that is precisely what user style sheets are for, and I don't think it's unreasonable to ask somebody who is a minority of a minority to use the tools that are provided implicitly for them to configure things in a way that is easier for them.
I didn't know about SSS. If you have it, I feel very sorry for you. Do you use some special apps for minimizing the effects?
It's true that modern devices, particularly mobiles, emit too much light. I always set device/monitor brightness to very low. Additionally I use f.lux/twilight to shift colors slightly towards red. When the page is black on white, I can adjust brightness enough to not bother me too much.
But when the page is gray on gray thin font, the only way to read the text is to enable custom stylesheet that changes font to black Georgia. Easy on desktop, not so easy on mobile.
