Resources and References

(Listed in no particular order, but numbered for reference).
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Accessibility Tools

  1. Color Contrast Checker at WebAIM (Web Accessibility In Mind)
    http://webaim.org/resources/contrastchecker/
    You'll need the hexidecimal code of the color foreground and backgrounds to use this tool.
  2. Colour Contrast Check
    https://snook.ca/technical/colour_contrast/colour.html#fg=33FF33,bg=333333
    Similar to the WebAIM tool, but provides more data in the results.
  3. Color Blindness Simulator
    http://www.color-blindness.com/coblis1-color-blindness-simulator/
    You can upload your own image on this site to see how various color vision deficiencies will see it.
  4. Colorblind Web Page Filter
    https://www.toptal.com/designers/colorfilter
    Copy and paste the URL of any web page to see how it looks for different kinds of color-blindness. (eCampus pages may not show due to its password protection settings.)
  5. Color Oracle - free color blindness simulator app for Window, Mac and Linux. Available at
    http://colororacle.org

Writer's Tools

  1. The Hemingway App, http://hemingwayapp.com.
  2. The Writer's Diet Test, http://writersdiet.com/?page_id=4.