Clarify colors of appointment status
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Nick Armstrong
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Nick Armstrong
While it’s a good idea, we are trying to minimize using color as a differentiator because of the accessibility guidelines. We have went ahead and added colorblind mode to help with those having trouble with using the color-coded statuses.
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Linda Hucks
Nick Armstrong Hi Nick, It's great that the colorblind mode was added! We would still greatly benefit from a way to differentiate between online and in person modalities, whether it is with use of color or symbols. Thanks!
Nick Armstrong
Linda Hucks - Thanks for the additional feedback. This will help when determining to implement this idea in the future.
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Linda Hucks
Nick Armstrong This issue arose again with the new look of the daily viewer. Our staff finds it very difficult to look at the screen with the spaced between columns.
To revisit the colorblind issue, red/green are the most common colorblindness. It would be great to use colors that are both more accessible and pleasing to the eye. This article has suggestions.
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Nick Armstrong
Linda Hucks - There is a colorblind mode that can be enabled in the top-right corner of the screen that will make the calendars use black and white symbols on the schedule or daily viewer screens, instead of using any colors to represent the timeslots. Once selected, it will look something like the screenshots below.
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Linda Hucks
Nick Armstrong Great! And that could open the door to integrating different color schemes on the schedule. It will help if that can be implemented. We have the schedule up on large monitors all day for students to see, so making that screen that is easy to read and pleasing to the eyes will make a difference. :)
Nick Armstrong
Linda Hucks - Please check it out in your account, as this is available now.
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Linda Hucks
Nick Armstrong Where can we find it?
Nick Armstrong
Linda Hucks - On the top menu bar, all the way to the right, there is an accessibility icon you can click, and then click the toggle for "Colorblind mode" on/off.
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Linda Hucks
Nick Armstrong I was referring to implementing an option to change color schemes, not the accessible option. Thanks!
Nick Armstrong
Linda Hucks: Yes, that's not currently available. Thanks for the feedback!
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Linda Hucks
Along the same note, it would help to have color coding available in general so I can indicate a difference in service. For example, some of our tutors are online only for some hours and I would like to indicate that difference.
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Colleen Ayars
I was just about to put this in as a suggestion! This would be so helpful, especially when needing to cancel ALL appointments in order to easily see which ones are future appointments and past appointments in order to cancel.