Just learned 1 in 12 men are colorblind from a museum exhibit

I was at the science museum downtown with my nephew yesterday and they had this whole interactive section on vision. One display let you see through different colorblindness filters on a screen. The info card next to it said that about 1 in 12 men have some form of color vision deficiency. That number really hit me. I knew it was common, but that's basically two guys on my whole mail route. It made me think about all the charts and maps I see at work that are just color-coded with no labels. If I was colorblind, I'd be totally lost trying to read some of those parcel sorting guides. It's crazy how many everyday things rely only on color. Has anyone found a good way to explain this stat to designers who don't think it's a big deal?

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stellarivera1mo ago

Honestly most colorblind guys I know just ask for help when needed.

beth_anderson1mo ago

Yeah, like @stellarivera said, people just ask for help. My brother's colorblind and he's always having me check if his clothes match (they usually don't, but I tell him they do). It's those little daily things you don't think about.