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How is a heads up display "accessible" for people with limited vision? In the web industry, we kill ourselves to make every color combination fully ADA complia

How is a heads up display "accessible" for people with limited vision? In the web industry, we kill ourselves to make every color combination fully ADA compliant (in the US) and this involves a limited set of combinations. Not being familiar with the auto industry regulations (does ADA even apply?), I wonder how they (heads up displays) or even touchscreens could be considered accessible. Anyone have insight into how this works? Is the user possessing an active drivers license considered enough to exempt automakers from making their controls accessible to people "with disabilities". Edit: May have found my own answers. ADA guidlines only apply to buses and other vehicles of that type: https://www.access-board.gov/guidelines-and-standards/transportation/vehicles/adaag-for-transportation-vehicles https://www.access-board.gov/guidelines-and-standards/transp... And most likely, not the operators.

wvenable 7y ago
> How is a heads up display "accessible" for people with limited vision? Perhaps people with limited vision shouldn't be driving.
- josefresco 7y ago
  Of course, and some vision disabilities do require exceptions or a special license. However, my experience with making websites accessible has taught me that ADA, and WCAG specifically apply to even people with minor vision disabilities which most likely, do not require a special license to drive. As my edit indicates, ADA only really applies to "the public" and so therefore private vehicles are probably exempt.
ronsor 7y ago
>In the web industry, we kill ourselves to make every color combination fully ADA compliant (in the US) I've never found that to be true.
- josefresco 7y ago
  What exactly? Have you ever dealt with a designer, or old websites with no concept of ADA/WCAG? Because I do, daily and it's ...difficult (to put it lightly) I don't work for Facebook, or Google, I work for small businesses, many of which are still battling to become PCI compliant, or GDPR compliant, or even getting a privacy policy posted. The pain is real.
  - ronsor 7y ago
    What I mean is that the sites don't care and don't bother.
    - josefresco 7y ago
      Accurate.

wvenable 7y ago

> How is a heads up display "accessible" for people with limited vision? Perhaps people with limited vision shouldn't be driving.

josefresco 7y ago
Of course, and some vision disabilities do require exceptions or a special license. However, my experience with making websites accessible has taught me that ADA, and WCAG specifically apply to even people with minor vision disabilities which most likely, do not require a special license to drive. As my edit indicates, ADA only really applies to "the public" and so therefore private vehicles are probably exempt.

ronsor 7y ago

>In the web industry, we kill ourselves to make every color combination fully ADA compliant (in the US) I've never found that to be true.

josefresco 7y ago
What exactly? Have you ever dealt with a designer, or old websites with no concept of ADA/WCAG? Because I do, daily and it's ...difficult (to put it lightly) I don't work for Facebook, or Google, I work for small businesses, many of which are still battling to become PCI compliant, or GDPR compliant, or even getting a privacy policy posted. The pain is real.
- ronsor 7y ago
  What I mean is that the sites don't care and don't bother.
  - josefresco 7y ago
    Accurate.