colour blindness
Cannot distinguish hues
Colour blindness is the inability to distinguish certain colours, most commonly red from green.
The condition is usually inherited and far more prevalent in men.
Extended to mean insensitivity to racial or ethnic distinctions: The policy aims for colour blindness in hiring.
This figurative use can be aspirational or naïve, depending on context.
Also spelled color blindness.
- Ishihara testColor vision diagnostic
- visual impairmentUncorrectable seeing deficit
- protanopiaInability to see red
- deuteranopiaInability to perceive green
- seeing redOvercome by fury
daltonism · congenital disorder · birth defect · retina · photoreceptor · educational challenges · genetic mutations · accessibility · inclusive design · coping strategies · social stigma · awareness campaigns · artistic interpretation · traffic lights · traffic signal · hidden disability · red-green · wearable technology
colour blindnesstotal blindness
Absence of all vision
sightlessness · perfect vision · 20/20 vision · visual acuity
colour blindnessidentity politics
Collective action via shared characteristics
multiculturalism · diversity awareness · intersectionality · anti-racism
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