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Allows the user to see the world as color blind people see it. Checks by images and urls.
http://www.vischeck.com

An article by the Professor of Ophthalmology at Medical College of Wisconsin.
http://healthlink.mcw.edu/article/999211295.html

How things look to someone who is colorblind. Overview of tests and genetics.
http://webexhibits.org/causesofcolor/2.html

Includes an Ishihara plate, information from those disabled and their relatives, and links to media articles. The names of colors appear in the color.
http://www.dai-sho.com/colorblindness/

Professional information on color blindness, related conditions and tests.
http://www.eyemdlink.com/Condition.asp?ConditionID=116

Short facts on condition. Links to self-diagnostic test.
http://tjshome.com/colorblind.php

Pictures to approximate what the patient sees. Article about color problems, causes, and compensation with web design or browser settings.
http://www.firelily.com/opinions/color.html

Lists common medications that are thought to contribute to this condition.
http://www.richmondproducts.com/...at%20Affect%20Color%20Vision.htm

Information from Cataract and Laser Institute. Presents signs, symptoms, detection, and treatment options.
http://www.stlukeseye.com/Conditions/ColorBlindness.asp

A fact sheet from the Royal Mail in the United Kingdom provides advice for workers.
http://www.consignia.com/dac/factsheets/colour_blindness.pdf

Includes chart, tables, and pictures.
http://members.shaw.ca/hidden-ta...ts/vision/color/colorblind1.html

A report from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute explains how the condition is inherited.
http://www.hhmi.org/senses/b130.html

Presentation about normal vision. Includes spectra, eye anatomy and color response curves.
http://www.photo.net/photo/edscott/vis00010.htm

Includes overview, causes, screening and diagnosis, treatment, and coping skills.
http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=DS00233

Discusses school difficulties from low color vision, as well as inheritance and safety considerations.
http://www.agape1.com/color%20vision.htm

to ID those who will progress to develop more severe retinal disease
http://www.defeatdiabetes.org/Articles/retinopathy030612.htm

Identifies many conditions which can cause color problems. Includes information on diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis.
http://www.chclibrary.org/micromed/00043350.html

70% of young type I patients without retinopathy have color vision changes. Contact. [Diabetes Health]
http://www.diabeteshealth.com/read,1016,515.html

Presents symptoms, causes, types, and tests. Includes a form for questioning an optometrist.
http://www.eyecaresource.com/eye...-information/color-blindness.php

Arizona State University provides definitions and tests.
http://askabiologist.asu.edu/res...ch/seecolor/index.html#colortest

Considers the possibility of superior color vision. Also discusses color deficiencies. Plain text, but includes URLs for links.
http://www.cs.utk.edu/~evers/documents/tetraChromat.txt

Includes a list of careers which may be unsuitable for those with this disorder.
http://icare4u.com/color.htm

Describes signs, testing, causes, types, and disadvantages. From the Optometric Physicians of Washington (OPW).
http://www.eyes.org/eyecare/deta...,61,71,72,73,128,74,75,76,78,129

Illustrates "how people with less than three types of cones can confuse different wavelengths."
http://www.cs.brown.edu/courses/cs092/2000/py27/photoapp.html

Explains mechanics and physiology, and includes color wheels to simulate what the disabled see.
http://colorvisiontesting.com/

Explains how web pages can be designed to avoid problems for those with colorblindness. Includes color wheels and references for design tutorials.
http://www.otal.umd.edu/uupractice/color/

Searchable Online Accommodation Resource provides contact details for United States makers and suppliers of assistive devices.
http://www.jan.wvu.edu/cgi-win/OrgQuery.exe?Sol232

A report from the Medical College of Wisconsin outlines the results of trials to insert normal genes into the retina using a retrovirus.
http://www.healthlink.mcw.edu/article/1031002361.html

A fact sheet from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services addresses the claims made by the manufacturers and promoters.
http://www.fda.gov/bbs/topics/ANSWERS/ANS00990.html

Presents the views of an optometrist and ophthalmologist.
http://archives.cnn.com/2000/HEALTH/04/20/color.blindness.wmd/

Provides background information and a set of charts to help those working with computer colors.
http://www.toledo-bend.com/colorblind/

Wikipedia article includes a simple diagnostic test, rates of incidence, causes, and types of deficiency.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Color_blindness