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I tried to zoom out immediately and it felt constraining that it kept reverting to a zoom level. Let me zoom to the limits! Maybe then I'll buy a skyscraper "ov

by pgt 7y ago

I tried to zoom out immediately and it felt constraining that it kept reverting to a zoom level. Let me zoom to the limits! Maybe then I'll buy a skyscraper "over there."

notRobot 7y ago
Yeah. Fuck sites that disable basic functionality that would help the disabled (those who don't have perfect vision, in this case). Blocking screen readers, disabling zoom, etc. Bullshit.
- deanCommie 7y ago
  I agreed with everything you said, but downvoted you anyway. I bet I wasn't the only one. Can you guess why? If you can, consider if you are self-sabotaging your influence online and in real life unnecessarily.
  - curiousgal 7y ago
    Meta: his comment added more to the discussion than yours (or mine for that matter).
  - brailsafe 7y ago
    I upvoted his comment because I agreed with what he said and downvoted yours because it seems petty and sanctimonious.
    - mauriciolange 7y ago
      Idem here! It seems that we are being downvoted now
  - lolaso 7y ago
    Yes
  - notRobot 7y ago
    I understand your point, and apologize. I definitely could have put that less harshly. I'm just so sick of modern sites being an absolute pain to use from an accessibility point of view. It makes life so much harder.
    - simongray 7y ago
      If it's any comfort, the EU accessibility directive might make things a little bit better. Where I work (a Danish university) developers are scrambling to make sure that every website is either made accessible in 2020 or marked as exempt (because it's old and unmaintained). At my old job no one gave a crap about accessibility, but I do think the directive will make it a much bigger deal in the future. Obviously, this website is not part of the European public sector, but forcing so many European Web developers to research and implement accessible websites must have some spillover effects over time.
      - notRobot 7y ago
        That is good news. Now just gotta wait for the rest of the world to catch up :)
  - knolax 7y ago
    You're doing the same thing as GP by being unnecessarily condescending.
  - deleted 7y ago
    [deleted]
- broahmed 7y ago
  "I wish more websites would design with the disabled in mind. Sometimes 'features' actually are impediments to those with low vision, e.g. blocking screen readers, the ability to zoom in closely, etc." Same points and less abrasive.
  - wegymoo 7y ago
    but this version sounds not so great either (who cares what you wish?). Maybe something like "I might have bought a building if the site didn't break basic browser features like zoom,..."

by pgt 7y ago

I tried to zoom out immediately and it felt constraining that it kept reverting to a zoom level. Let me zoom to the limits! Maybe then I'll buy a skyscraper "over there."

notRobot 7y ago

Yeah. Fuck sites that disable basic functionality that would help the disabled (those who don't have perfect vision, in this case). Blocking screen readers, disabling zoom, etc. Bullshit.

deanCommie 7y ago
I agreed with everything you said, but downvoted you anyway. I bet I wasn't the only one. Can you guess why? If you can, consider if you are self-sabotaging your influence online and in real life unnecessarily.
- curiousgal 7y ago
  Meta: his comment added more to the discussion than yours (or mine for that matter).
- brailsafe 7y ago
  I upvoted his comment because I agreed with what he said and downvoted yours because it seems petty and sanctimonious.
  - mauriciolange 7y ago
    Idem here! It seems that we are being downvoted now
- lolaso 7y ago
  Yes
- notRobot 7y ago
  I understand your point, and apologize. I definitely could have put that less harshly. I'm just so sick of modern sites being an absolute pain to use from an accessibility point of view. It makes life so much harder.
  - simongray 7y ago
    If it's any comfort, the EU accessibility directive might make things a little bit better. Where I work (a Danish university) developers are scrambling to make sure that every website is either made accessible in 2020 or marked as exempt (because it's old and unmaintained). At my old job no one gave a crap about accessibility, but I do think the directive will make it a much bigger deal in the future. Obviously, this website is not part of the European public sector, but forcing so many European Web developers to research and implement accessible websites must have some spillover effects over time.
    - notRobot 7y ago
      That is good news. Now just gotta wait for the rest of the world to catch up :)
- knolax 7y ago
  You're doing the same thing as GP by being unnecessarily condescending.
- deleted 7y ago
  [deleted]
broahmed 7y ago
"I wish more websites would design with the disabled in mind. Sometimes 'features' actually are impediments to those with low vision, e.g. blocking screen readers, the ability to zoom in closely, etc." Same points and less abrasive.
- wegymoo 7y ago
  but this version sounds not so great either (who cares what you wish?). Maybe something like "I might have bought a building if the site didn't break basic browser features like zoom,..."