At 17, he wants to revolutionize the accessibility of internet colorblind

At 17, he wants to revolutionize the accessibility of internet colorblind

Animesh Tripathi, a young student from New Delhi, developing an algorithm that will adjust the display of web content to the perception of color blindness.

Did you know? It is estimated that 8% of men are colorblind. For those not familiar with this term, people with disability does not perceive colors in the same way as the others. Thus, if a colorblind going on the internet, for example it may be confused with the red green.

Animesh Tripathi, a young student currently conducting research whose goal is to find the perfect algorithm that will improve the web experience for people achieving color blindness. More specifically, it is to change the color photos, video or graphics, with an application solution which will therefore try to compensate.

Currently, there are already solutions like Color Oracle , a "color blindness simulator" that allows developers and publishers to see their graphic content with the point of view of a colorblind. It is a tool that optimizes designs to make them more accessible.

But according Animesh, there is still no native solutions to correct the visual content at the touch of a button (regardless of original content).

Asked by our colleagues at Mashable, the latter presented his point of view. According to him, a responsive design (adaptive design web page depending on the size and resolution of the screen) should be inclusive and meet the needs of colorblind. So he developed a universal solution that will help millions of people.

Currently, Animesh Tripathi concocterait extension Chrome to adjust the display colors on the pages, depending on user-selected parameters. But this kind of solution could also be included on operating systems and software, such as accessibility option.

Animesh participate in the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair , and was able to finance its research using participatory funding on Indiegogo . As explained on the page of the campaign, the funds raised will partly run tests on people with color blindness to credible research and improve the algorithm. Another part of these funds will be used to rent accommodation and buying licenses for the software used. Currently, the campaign has not yet expired but its goal of $ 1,000 has already been reached.