The Portuguese stadium will soon become the world's first to include special signage explaining colors to color-blind people. Because the problem is particularly a male issue, it seems very fitting to introduce the signage at a stadium.
Color-blindness is almost unseen in women (0.5% of the population has some form) but surprisingly common in men (8%). While there are varying degrees of color vision deficiency, overall they're mostly overlooked in society and make everyday life somewhat more problematic for those affected.
Because forms of the impairment are as common among men, a special sign code was created to help them distinguish colors. It also seems very fitting that a football stadium would introduce such code, given that the majority of the audience is male. Porto's Estádio do Dragão will soon become the first ever football ground to use ColorADD, as the system is called. It's expected to help colour-blind fans navigate around the stadium and improve their overall experience.
ColorADD uses five main signs, for primary colors (black, white, red, yellow and blue) and combinations of them for all derivative colors. This way color-blind people can distinguish not just between main colors but also tones and metalized colors.
After nearly a decade since its creation, ColorADD is now used in institutions, mass transit systems, public spaces and even by toy manufacturers. Portugal is the code's place of origin so it comes as no surprise that the system is most frequently used here, even by entire municipalities.
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It also makes Portugal an obvious place to see a stadium use it for the first time. Especially that the creator, professor Miguel Neiva, is an FC Porto supporter himself.
I confess that, today, I am happy. Because ColorADD is now reaching clubs through FC Porto. Because it is the club of my heart, because it is the first club in the world to adopt this universal and inclusive solution in its stadium. Because it is in my city, where ColorADD was also born, and because I am sure that this good practice will further improve the name of the club, the city and the country worldwide, prof. Neiva explained yesterday.
Author: Michał Karaś
Uwanja wa michezo wa Ureno utakuwa wa kwanza duniani kuwa na ishara za pekee zinazoeleza rangi kwa watu wasioona rangi. Kwa sababu tatizo hilo ni hasa suala la wanaume, inaonekana inafaa sana kuanzisha ishara katika uwanja. Uso wa rangi ni kawaida kwa wanawake (na asilimia 0.5% ya watu wana aina fulani) lakini ni wa kawaida kwa wanaume (na asilimia 8.8). Ingawa kuna viwango tofauti vya upungufu wa maono ya rangi, kwa ujumla wao hupuuzwa katika jamii na kufanya maisha ya kila siku kuwa shida zaidi kwa wale walioathirika. Kwa sababu aina za kasoro hiyo ni za kawaida miongoni mwa wanaume, nambari ya ishara ya pekee iliundwa ili kuwasaidia kutofautisha rangi. Pia inaonekana inafaa sana kwamba uwanja wa mpira wa miguu utaanzisha kanuni kama hiyo, kwa kuzingatia kwamba idadi kubwa ya watazamaji ni wa kiume. Uwanja wa Estadio do Dragão wa Porto, ambao umejengwa mwaka jana, ni uwanja wa kwanza wa mpira wa miguu kutumia ColorADD. Inatarajiwa kusaidia mashabiki wasio na rangi kusafiri kuzunguka uwanja na kuboresha uzoefu wao wa jumla. ColorADD hutumia ishara tano kuu, kwa rangi za msingi (nyeusi, nyeupe, nyekundu, manjano na bluu) na mchanganyiko wao kwa rangi zote zinazotokana. Kwa njia hiyo watu wasioona rangi wanaweza kutofautisha si rangi kuu tu bali pia rangi za rangi na rangi za chuma. Baada ya karibu muongo mmoja tangu kuundwa kwake, ColorADD sasa inatumiwa katika taasisi, mifumo ya usafiri wa umma, nafasi za umma na hata na watengenezaji wa vitu vya kuchezea. Ureno ni mahali pa asili ya kanuni hiyo kwa hivyo haishangazi kwamba mfumo huo hutumiwa mara nyingi hapa, hata na manispaa nzima. """Mchezo wa Ureno ni wa kwanza kabisa katika historia ya Ureno na ni wa kwanza kabisa katika historia ya Ureno na ni wa kwanza katika historia ya Ureno." Mwalimu wa chuo hicho, Miguel Neiva, ni msaidizi wa FC Porto. Ninakiri kwamba, leo, nina furaha. Kwa sababu ColorADD sasa inafikia klabu kupitia FC Porto. """Kama klabu ya moyo wangu, ni klabu ya kwanza duniani kuchukua suluhisho hili la kimataifa na la kujumuisha katika uwanja wake." """Kwa sababu ni katika mji wangu ambapo ColorADD pia ilizaliwa, na kwa sababu nina hakika kwamba mazoezi haya mazuri yataboresha zaidi jina la klabu, mji na nchi ulimwenguni kote,"" Profesa Neiva alielezea jana." Mwandishi: Michał Karaś