VS Code for Education has many features to help make the editor accessible to all users. Zoom and High Contrast colors improve editor visibility, keyboard-only navigation allows use without a mouse, and the editor has been optimized for screen readers.
The following are recommended themes for color vision accessibility:
- GitHub - Accessible to most forms of colorblindness and matches the themes in GitHub’s settings.
- Gotthard - Optimized for approximately 20 programming languages.
- Blinds - Created with Deuteranopia in mind and possesses a high contrast color ratio.
- Greative - Considers both colorblindness and light sensitivity.
- Pitaya Smoothie - Accessible to most forms of colorblindness and compliant with WCAG 2.1 criteria for color contrast.