Erin Perkins Erin Perkins

Butter Yellow Is Great to Wear. Maybe Don't Use It in Design.

Butter yellow is showing up on runways, in editorial spreads, and now in a growing number of brand palettes. It's also one of the hardest colors to use accessibly. In this post, I'm breaking down why butter yellow fails color contrast, how mustard yellow tells a completely different story, and what to do when your favorite yellow just won't pass WCAG standards — featuring a gorgeous real-world example from Janna Carlson's Co-Promotion Club.

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Erin Perkins Erin Perkins

What I Talk About When I Say "Deafblind": Identity, Advocacy, and Usher Syndrome

Identity isn't just what you call yourself. It's what happens after you say it. For most of my life, I identified as Deaf or hard of hearing. But as my vision changed, I started naming something else too: I'm Deafblind. I have Usher syndrome. Both are true. But how I say them, when I say them, and who I say them to? That's where things get complicated.

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