Heya #a11y #UX #Webdev #Webdesign and related folks: Vinish asks a great question and one that certainly shows one size cannot fit all! Resources and your own condition/experiences are welcome and needed, thxU!
Vinish Garg 馃帡 @vingar
19 Feb 2021
Folks in #design: I am not an #a11y expert and so this question鈥攄o the options of "switch to light mode" or "to dark mode" impact the accessibility? Does it enhance or hurt? All thoughts, or even references to related readings or talks are appreciated.

Feb 19, 2021 路 11:45 AM UTC

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Replying to @mholzschlag
It's possib;e one mode or the other could create, for example, contrast issues - but overall, having the choice enhances accessibility. IMO.
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Contrast seems the major issue but far from the only one (font, size, direction, justification, all typographic spacing, etc) but having choice matters in all aspects of life, much less web. 馃榾 Great point! cc: @vingar
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Replying to @mholzschlag
Overly bright screens tend to be too stimulating for my ASD child, they give me headaches if I have to look at them extended (also ASD). For us it鈥檚 a day versus night issue, requiring the dark screens to settle into sleep mode.
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