This holiday season, Visit Milledgeville introduces Milledgeville in Full Color, an accessibility initiative that will make the city’s attractions and experiences more inclusive for visitors and community members with color vision deficiency (commonly known as color blindness).
In partnership with EnChroma, Visit Milledgeville will provide specialized glasses designed for individuals with red-green color vision deficiency.
These glasses will be available at the Milledgeville Visitor Center, Andalusia: Home of Flannery O’Connor, Milledgeville- Baldwin County Allied Arts, Georgia’s Old Governor’s Mansion, and Lockerly Arboretum in November 2025.
The campaign invites visitors to “see the holidays in Milledgeville in full color,” offering a new way to experience the city’s festive décor, twinkling lights, and holiday traditions. For those with color vision deficiency, the ability to perceive red and green hues can be limited, affecting how they see seasonal decorations and everyday surroundings.
With EnChroma glasses, guests may experience colors more vividly, some for the very first time, creating a richer, more meaningful visit.
While Milledgeville in Full Color begins with the magic of the holiday season, this initiative is designed to be a lasting commitment to accessibility. The glasses will remain available throughout the year, allowing visitors and residents to enjoy the city’s colorful experiences in every season, from spring blooms and lake sunsets to vibrant fall foliage and beyond.
“Accessibility and inclusivity are core values for us at Visit Milledgeville,” said Rebekah Snider, executive director of Visit Milledgeville. “We want every visitor to experience the beauty of our community as it was intended to be seen. From the glowing holiday lights downtown to the pink azaleas in spring and the rich hues of autumn, these glasses will help ensure that more people can fully appreciate Milledgeville in every color.”
Color vision deficiency affects approximately 350 million people worldwide, including 13 million in the United States. Roughly 1 in 12 men (8%) and 1 in 200 women (0.5%) have some form of color vision deficiency.
While people with typical color vision can see over one million shades, those with CVD often see only an estimated 10% of hues. This can make red appear brown, purple look like blue, and green fade into gray or tan.
Already in use regionally at Ocmulgee Mounds National Historic Park, Amicalola Fall State Park, Skidaway Island State Park, Cloudland Canyon State Park, and Sweetwater Creek State Park, among hundreds of other sites worldwide, EnChroma’s technology has proven to enhance accessibility by offering more immersive, colorful experiences.
Through the EnChroma Color Accessibility Program™, Visit Milledgeville has acquired multiple pairs of EnChroma glasses, which will be available to borrow free of charge at the Visitor Center and at participating attractions.
Both adult and youth sizes will be provided.
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