microsoft / microsoft/AdaptiveCards

[Accessibility] Description text on landing page barely readable

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Area-Accessibility Request
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Description

Problem Statement

In some sections on the landing page the text (on macOS) is barely readable. This is an accessibility problem.
CleanShot 2021-09-14 at 16 10 56@2x

Proposed solution

You should consider using a thicker font-weight, e.g. normal instead of lighter:
CleanShot 2021-09-14 at 16 14 16@2x

Alternatives or Workarounds

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Research direction

Start at the Adaptive Cards landing page and inspect the styles for the sections shown in the screenshots, focusing on their font-weight. Confirm the current rendering on macOS, adjust the text weight for readability, and verify that the affected landing-page text is visibly legible without harming the surrounding design.

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Assessment

Tech stack
css
Domain
accessibility, frontend
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
2/5
Estimated time
1-3 hours
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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