Sage vs QuickBooks vs Xero - accessibility: colour

Choosing an accounting package. Our admin can't see colour. Is that an issue affecting the choice?

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We're looking at Sage vs QuickBooks vs Xero choice for accounting package in a charity. A key user has a visual disability that means they can't see colour well at all, and needs to enlarge the display on the screen. 

Does the need to be able to control colour-coding and display size make a significant difference to the assessment and options for choice between these three packages?

Thanks,

Mick

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By Alex_T
29th Apr 2019 18:52

This is a very tricky question, Mick.

I would contact these companies directly if you haven't done so already. They may even offer a discount/free software for charities.

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By johnhemming
29th Apr 2019 19:10

HMRC have an accessibility filter on MTD software.

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By clemmyxero
30th Apr 2019 10:20

Hi Mick, Clemmy here from Xero. We offer charity discounts. Do you want to email me and I can put you in touch with the right person to get it set up and/or discuss your needs - [email protected]

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By Alex_T
30th Apr 2019 10:56

Well done Xero!

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By raybackler
02nd May 2019 10:37

I use Liberty Accounts for charities. I know that is not the OPs question, but it has been developed specifically for the sector and should be looked at as well as the big players.

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By kevinringer
02nd May 2019 13:24

The OPs question was primarily about visual disability. I am red/green colour blind and can't distinguish certain colours and some faint colours used online I can't see at all. Years ago our old DOS software had the ability to set colours: not that it was an issue because DOS had bright text on a black background. Modern computers have loads more power than old DOS ones but programmers have forgotten about visual disabilities. A quarter of the population has some colour blindness/difficulties and lots of people struggle looking at monitors (in our office 10% of the staff need some sort of magnification despite us using high quality monitors). I can't answer the OP's question but I can confirm this is a real issue affecting a lot of people to some degree.

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