Date of Submission
Fall 2020
Academic Program
Computer Science
Project Advisor 1
Kerri-Ann Norton
Abstract/Artist's Statement
Computers often communicate essential information via color which is lost to colorblind users. In order to address this information loss, designers and computer scientists have created a variety of different correction methods to improve computer accessibility. One such method was created by Luke Jefferson and Richard Harvey in their 2006 paper, “Accommodating Color Blind Computer Users” which consists of a difference histogram, differences of key colors, optimization and interpolation to adjust images for specific types of congenital colorblindness. I have recreated their algorithm as well as their original test images. I then conducted extensive tests on challenging images to examine the strengths and weaknesses of the algorithm. Finally, I further improved the algorithm in an effort to determine if this method might be useful for a real-time corrective filter.
Open Access Agreement
Open Access
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Recommended Citation
McIntyre, Zachary Kenneth, "Testing and Improving an Optimization-Based Digital Colorblindness Corrective Filter" (2020). Senior Projects Fall 2020. 33.
https://digitalcommons.bard.edu/senproj_f2020/33
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