Web Design and Color Blindness

"About 8 percent of men and fewer women have some form of color blindness — most commonly a difficulty in perceiving red and green — and some color combinations can render a site practically unusable by those with color-deficient vision."

The following article from Microsoft will assist you in understanding the MS color pallette, and its use with color blind students:  http://office.microsoft.com/assistance/2002/articles/fpEffectiveColors.aspx.

The following web site will allow you to test online (or by uploading individual images) the appearance of your web site to people with various types of color blindness:  Vischeck.

More information on color blindness can be found at: http://www.vischeck.com/info/wade.php.