I added the NoCoffee extension to my Mozilla Firefox browser and played around with the sliders for vision disability simulations. I must admit that the tool is very helpful for me to understand some of the problems faced by people with sight to extreme vision problems such as low acuity and glucoma.  Being aware of how people with visual impairments may be viewing the sites is a good start to inform the way we design our web projects.

With that in mind, I decided to look at an online resource, OLDER ADULT NUTRITION SCREENING, to see how accessible it is for individuals with visual impairments.

https://olderadultnutritionscreening.com/resources-for-older-adults/

Below are the findings:

High Contrast Display
The website was designed with high contrast colours. Black text on a white background is easy to read and the blue subheading really stands out.

Clear Sans Serif Font
The website uses a simple to read sans serif font (Arial) which is one of the recommended fonts to use. The heading, subheading and body text are in appropriate sizes. I was also able to enlarge text by using ctrl+ shortcut on the keyboard.

Compatible with Screen Readers
The website uses proper headings which allow screen reader to figure out where the main content is.

No Popups
I noticed the website does not give a popup for email list sign up or other random information. Popups can be annoyed and hard to get rid of for individuals with visual impairments.

Overall, the use of high contrast display and clear sans serif font, the compatibility with screen readers and, the absence of popups make this website a bit more accessible for people with visual impairments.

Reference:
Veroniiiica, Seven factors that make websites accessible to the visually Impaired.
https://www.perkins.org/resource/seven-factors-make-websites-accessible-visually-impaired/