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 more and more as i try to help my mom deal with all the "new features" in her computer and phone that don't work for anyone with any sight, eye/hand, or skin chemistry issues, i'm back to this: 'no developer of any device software/OS that human beings use is allowed to touch a single line of code until they have spent 6 months doing user support at an assisted care facility' 12 comments
while we never seem to have a wealth of good UI/UX folks, we do have them. yet, so many companies don't listen to them (or to their customers). with an aging population, we need more attention to accessibility, not less.  @paul_ipv6 @matthewtoad43 @tychotithonus Incredibly narrow scroll bars are a pain in the arse too, I assume they only end up that way for wanky design reasons.  @timrichards @tychotithonus @paul_ipv6 @matthewtoad43 @timrichards Yup, despise this design choice so much. time waster to locate amidst all the layers of scroll bars and then to use the one I want with touch or mouse. @paul_ipv6 Absolutely this!!!! Thank you for saying it! This is the thing I've had the largest issue with while teaching about our need for tech in the field, dealing with the fact that tech/application designers are user blind.  @paul_ipv6 @tychotithonus That's not to say they can't learn... The nursing home bowling team learned how to hook up a Wii to a TV and get into Wii bowling pretty darn quick. Motivation is a hell of a drug, and they were out to beat the other nursing home's team. @MontgomeryGator Collaboration is wonderful, where that is usable. I really like this. We are used to listen, as dev or techie people, something like: users are just idiot!! But, the thing is, the most cases UI is not enough intuitive nor people (specially older ones) have help/assitance to use technologies.  @paul_ipv6 @tychotithonus working for a national center on low-incidence disabilities over 20 years ago has forever changed my design and development. And that stemmed from very little user testing and observations. I don’t think it really takes much to see needs and make shifts. But one does have to be willing to spend at least some time working with users who have varying needs.  @paul_ipv6 @tychotithonus it's a nice idea but until those people are a significant enough percent of the userbase it will always be an afterthought
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@paul_ipv6 @tychotithonus It's often management that push back against accessibility. Even otherwise relatively good managers, and even when it's arguably a legal requirement (sadly often a legal grey area).
Thankfully I had some spare time before I left at the end of my most recent front end project and made a decent effort at accessibility for our app.
And yes, "use a two finger touchpad" isn't an acceptable answer. There are often good medical reasons why people use a particular input device.