Color Contrast Ideas
· Color Contrast Ideas
This is a term you hear quite often when working with a young learner with visual impairments.
Basically this is another way to make it easier for a child to see an object they are working with in contrast to it’s background. Children with low vision need an exaggerated difference between an object and its background. Again this is based on the individual needs but some of the more frequently used colors in contrast are those that are light/dark, black/white, yellow/red. It is suggested to sample all of the different colors and contrast with your student to determine which combination if preferred.
Modifications can be made to play objects such as toys, blocks, and classroom centers. This can be done easily by the use of construction paper, colored tape, contact paper, felt, stickers and by removing objects that cause visual confusion.
In the image below, colored tape has been added to create a visually contrasting border.
